Category: Tattoos

Dear Sgt. Grit, Enclosed please find a picture of my grandson’s tattoo. He graduated Oct. 26th from Parris Island and was promoted to PFC while in boot. This is one fine young man. One proud papa, W. A. Moody P.O. Box 1564 Eaton Park, FL 33840 read more

Sgt. Grit, I get your news letter every week & I enjoy seeing pictures of the tattoos the Marines get, and reading their stories. So I am attaching a picture of my boyfriends left leg. He got his upper left leg branded…did I mention that he did it himself? His name is Hugh Smith and he was in the Marines 1999-2005. I have never seen someone with anything like this. He also has a tattoo of the eagle globe and anchor , that one covers his whole upper right leg. I will have to get a picture of that one and send it into you as well. I also just want to say thanks for putting out such a great news letter, I really enjoy reading it! God Bless the Marines. -Mary Fioretti read more

Took me 17 years but I got the tat I wanted. The USMC on top is 20 years old and was touched up to match the lower part. Semper Fi, Paul Bogan, Taylor Texas Lance Corporal, 0331 1986-1990

Dear Grit, I finally got my tattoo after all these years. I didn’t have to get drunk or held down by my squad. I have a even better one in the makings. Will update as soon as possible. Take care and as always “Semper Fi” Sgt. KA Dove 0311 71-78 Rose Garden 72-73 read more

Just was looking at your site and thought I would share my USMC tattoo. Got it right out of MCRD San Diego in Omaha,NE. I am currently assigned to Echo Co, 2/24 and activated for ILOC in 29 Palms,CA. Our battalion will be deploying in Mid Jan 08. Semper FI Lcpl Matt Chaney read more

I took my Marine husband for his Birthday Present. He designed his own tattoo a few years ago but we never did anything with it until now. He served with the “White Knights” HMM 165. The knight’s head on the aft pylon is the only markings that they had on the helicopters while HMM 165 was in Viet Nam. It was the result of flying into Cambodia and I think it was Operation Shiny Brass. Flying Korean Marines into Cambodia before anyone else was aware they were there in 1967. Happy Birthday to My Wonderful Husband -Duke from Wheeling, West Virginia read more

This is a tat I got after I got out to represent my unit 2nd combat engineers Charlie Co.. So Semper Fi to all my fellow brothers out there and my support is behind you. Sgt.C.W.Atwood 1371

My husband is currently a lance corporal with 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines (out of Camp Lejeune) serving in Iraq right now. We are high school sweethearts, and got married in March, while I was still finishing high school. In May, I graduated, and then moved with him to North Carolina. The day we moved into our apartment, he took me for a ride around Jacksonville, and surprised me with the opportunity to get the tattoo that a friend of mine helped me draw up. Being “Semper Fi” to each other has always been an important thing for us, and I couldn’t let him get all the fun moto tats! So anyway, Sgt. Grit, here is my tattoo! It is on my right shoulder. Danielle Scott read more

Here is a photo of my USMC tattoo (on my shoulder). It was done by Micro in Baton Rouge, LA. Sgt. Philip J. Chandler USMC 1995-1999 Semper Fi

My Husband is in Iraq right now. About two months before we were getting married we found out. I had always wanted a tattoo. I looked at tons of pictures trying to get ideas before hand. But when I got that news I knew right then what I wanted. They had already mobilized to Lejuene and I hadn’t got it yet. He knew I was planning on get another tattoo but he didn’t know what or WHERE. Sooooo when I stepped off the plane that was almost the first thing he asked me. We hadn’t seen each other in about a month and a half. He absolutly loves it. His fire team thinks it is the coolest thing in the world. Miller’s wife has a motto tat. He gets picked on a lot cause he doesn’t have a Motto tat. He says he is getting one as soon as he gets home though. He better! Mrs. Alyssa Miller wife of Cpl David E. Miller II read more