Author: SgtGrit

I lost my husband almost 10 yrs ago. His first love was U.S.M.C., second love was wife and family and thrid love was American Legion. We were married 36 yrs. Due to remark made by his mother in law, we started collecting frogs. Since his call sign in Korea was Omar, he became Omarfrog on the computer. I coped for a long time pretending he was on his 2 week active training. Last Dec, to celebrate my 65th birthday I decided to keep him near my heart and designed this tattoo. “Betty” Mummert, widow of Gunny John E. Mummert read more

This is a tattoo I had personaly drawn up in MOS school. Its a unique EGA with a secondary meaning behind it. The world is purple because its poisoned, and the hardcore eagle (our nation) is bleeding out all of the poisoned blood from the world. Which is what we do as Marines. Semper Fi Cpl. Angel Velasquez read more

.I have wanted a tattoo for over 10 years. After being married to my Marine for almost 9 years now, I was finally able to get one. I wanted to share it with you.

My name is Amie Holloway, widow of Matthew Holloway, KIA Jan 13 of 05. I started this tattoo on his birthday the year I lost him. We were married only 9 months, I was 20 years old. He was a Marine through and through. The middle flower started it all, it is a Orchid with a Gold Star in the center. The Star Gazer Lilly’s were added on our 1 year Anniversary, they are the flowers Matt always gave me..The Hibiscus is from a plant I got that I call my “Matt Plant”. The Plumeria flowers are for when I went to Hawaii to stay with a good friend in 2005, who I also just lost Aug. 2007 in Iraq. The playing card is when I went to Vegas with my family for my 21st birthday, 10 moths after I lost Matt.. All together it has been 14 hours for this tattoo. I will slowly add more to it as the years go by and as I do more things without him. I am so proud of my marine. Amie Holloway read more

I have a new tattoo I would like to have you post on your page. It’s the soldiers memorial. I am a corpsman getting ready to transfer to camp Pendleton here within the year. Thanks DOC Hicks

Here is one for the Tattoo pages. Hunter

I got this one while in Okinawa, I am quite proud of this one.

Hey Sgt Grit! Thought I’d share our son’s tatt he received right after boot camp. It was done by a local tattoo artist in Belding, MI. I think he did an excellent job! Hope your readers enjoy. We love your newsletter! Thanks & keep ’em coming! VPMM of LCpl Chester, TC 6212/VMA-311 Deidre T. Cedar Springs, MI read more

Let-em match this one! It is my memorial tac to all vets, of course especially brother Marines. Ricky Bailey at G.A.S. tattoos in Longview Texas is the master tattoo artist. “Yea tho I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death, I fear nothing, for my Marines are with me”! ~The Texas Top Semper Fi (Always Faithful) Fratres Aeterni (Brothers Forever) “Top” R. Plumlee, Sr. Master Sergeant of Marines (Gold Wing) Airborne (Retired) Still Lean, Mean, And Always A Marine! “Attitude Is Everything” The “Texas Top” says—–“Never Forget”! read more