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I’ve been out just over seven years and my Marine Corps Spirit is stronger than ever! Sgt Matthew J. Douglas Combat Engineer 1996-2000 3rd CAB 1st CEB

man there are some awesome tats on here. well I got this one for my 29th birthday. The former Cpl Joani L. Kent

Sgt. Grit, My husband finally got his first Marine tat almost 8 years after being medically discharged and I wanted to share it with you. He tried to get alittle of the old corps EGA and the new corps EGA. The man who did his tat won a national title for the best overall backpiece and if I am remembering correctly it was the rifleman’s creed. I hope that you like his tat design. Sincerely Yours, Lydia Manning, Marine Wife read more

Sgt. Grit, After being out for almost ten years I finally got a tat that I felt I needed. OOORAH and God Bless the Corps.

Hi! I came across your tattoo page and decided to send my daughter’s pics in. She always wanted a tat from the time she was 15. My husband and I told her she had to wait until she was 18 and on her 18th birthday, we went to get her first one. By this time, she knew she was going to join the Corp and she wanted to get a USMC tat. I told her absolutely not… that she wasn’t getting anything that said USMC until she had earned it it by actually graduating boot. So, she settled for getting the chinese symbol for self-discipline on her back right shoulder as she knew this was something she was going to have to learn in order to get through basics. The colours are my favourite (purple) fading into her favourite (yellow). In Dec of 03, she hopped a bus for Parris Island. It was a long, difficult process for her, especially being broken down and rebuilt into the awesome person and Marine she is today, but she made it through the trials and tribulations to the day she got to walk across the parade deck and was given her ega. When she came home on leave, the first thing she wanted to do was get her USMC tat. She wanted something feminine but not too girly and opted for the vine with a few flowers and USMC inside on her lower back. She loves her tats and was never more proud of a tattoo than this one because she knew what she went thru in order to earn not only this tattoo, but the title United States Marine. Semper Fi A proud Marine Mom Monique read more

hey sgt heres some tats that i got while i was in recon training plz put them up on the site the one with skulls is a one of a kind

I saw your page on Marine Corps tattoos and wanted to share mine. I got it about a year after I was discharged from the Corps due to injury. I was up late last night and saw a news report of Marines deploying to Iraq and noticed some guys I served with. The next day I went out and got my tattoo as a way of telling them and myself that while I couldn’t be with them, this Marine is Always Faithful. I decided to get this Eagle, Globe and Anchor in the same size and location as the (now) embroidered one on the cammie blouse, on my left rib cage. Semper Fi, Steven McAfoose read more

I wanted to share my tattoo with you all. It is my second tattoo, I got it the day after I got my first tattoo. I knew I wanted a tattoo for a while but waited until I finished training. It is the first of my permanent moto-wear. I feel proud to display my love for the Corps. I hope that all who see it are as proud to be an American as I am! -Barton read more

Dear Sir – Attached are a few pictures of my son’s new tattoo. When he finished with boot camp in 2005, he came home and got a tattoo of a dragon that covers his right upper-arm. He said that he probably would not get another tattoo. However, with the new rule that went into affect recently, as well as the arrival of his 21st birthday, obviously he changed his mind. So, just before the new rule went into effect, he went out and got this tattoo. I’m not a huge fan of having a lot of tattoos. However, my son has worked very hard to be the fine Corporal in the Marine Corps that he is today. He is also a wonderful son. The tattoos don’t change any of that. If he enjoys his body art, which he does, then that’s what matters the most. Also, they will be a reminder of home that he can carry with him when he goes on his 2nd deployment to Iraq later this year. Sorry this letter is so long but I would also like to thank your readers. I have actually been considering getting a tattoo on my calf. I had never even considered a “Marine Mom” design, but it sure makes sense. The pictures these moms shared gave me some great ideas. If “once a Marine always a Marine” is true, then I will always be a “Marine Mom” no matter where my son’s life takes him. read more