Semper Fidelis

My fiance is in the Marine Corps and the motto meaning ‘Always Faithful” i wanted to get something that meant something to both of us without getting his name on my body so i decided to permantly have “Semper Fidelis” on my back. I love it and wouldn’t change it for a second. As you can probably tell the picture was taken within hours of the tattoo being done. read more

USMC Civil War tattoo

This is a tattoo from Sgt Howard McKinnis. He served in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive and started with CAP in Khe Sanh village then, when it got hot, they moved them to the Khe Sanh base to help with the Aborigines from 67-68 and 69-70 with 3/4. When asked about his tattoo, he said, “My wife sent me to the store to get something. I couldn’t find it, so I got this Tattoo instead!” The tattoo is Civil War era art. Howard is a re-enactor. He dropped by the store to make a purchase and show me his tat. read more