Sgt Grit's Marine Tattoo Page Volume 25

Brother's Forever and Semper Fi tattoo

OOH-RAH !!!

Here are two of my tattoos. Hope you can use them.

Ron Havens
Corporal of Marines
Viet Nam Vet 1969-70

Marine Mom tattoo

Here is a picture of my new Marine Mom tattoo. I have one son who is a Marine and is currently in his MOS school in Missouri and another son who is scheduled to ship to Parris Island this summer after High School graduation. I am so proud of both my boys!! and here is one of my brand new Marine!! and my future Marine!!

Very proud Marine mom of PFC Keith

Honoring Marine Tattoos

Dear Sgt. Grit-

My son, LCpl Jordan C. Haerter of Sag Harbor, New York, a proud member of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, The Walking Dead, was killed in action on 22 April, 2008 He was guarding an entry control point at Ramadi, Iraq along side of Cpl Jonathan T. Yale of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines who also perished. Jordan and Jonathan were posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for Extraordinary Heroism for their actions at a beautiful ceremony fittingly held at the awesome, National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, VA.

Many of Jordan’s Marine brothers and his girlfriend have sent me photos of their tattoos that they have had done to honor Jordan. These are lifetime remembrances that they proudly wear and I love them for that.

Marines are a true brotherhood Semper Fidelis!

Proud Dad

Dear SGT. Grit,

My son Jeffrey went to boot camp last August.(2008) He left just before his 18th birthday, and to be honest I had hoped that he would go to college and play baseball, but he chose the Marine Corps, and what a great decision that was. To pass the time away, and to make me feel closer to him I started to read everything I could on the Marine Corps. I started reading about Paris Island and the training that these young men and women go through to become Marines. Unless you have lived it you will never know the sacrifice and hardships these people go through, so that they can protect us. I always knew the Marines where the best, but I never really knew how good they where until I started my reading. Some of the stories of what past Marines have done just blew me away. One thing that I didn't realize is what a close nit organization the Marines are. As I look back on graduation day, it makes me happy to know that I didn't loose a son to the Corps, but I gained thousands of Marine step-sons and daughters. I thank everyone that has server or is serving now, you, people are true heroes. I am including a picture of my tattoo in hopes that you will post it with the others.

Thank you,
Tom Woodings

CPT Ron Potter

This is a story of a Marine who never forgets his fellow Marines.This tatoo is a way for him to remember them all.Jan.26,2004 36 Marine and Navy men died.CPT Ron Potter 1/3 charlie remembers them all.His best friend CPT Tim Gibson was among the ones lost.This is a Marine getting ready to enter Fallujah his fallen Marines footprintes are behind him.

Semper FI Father of CPT Potter

EGA with Cross Swords Tattoo

Greeting Marines,

I am currently serving as a Sheriff Deputy in Dona Ana County, New Mexico U.S.A. It has been two years and six months since I've been away from my beloved Marine Corps. After discussing with some of my fellow deputies who are also Marines, we all found out from each other that we still do things like, fresh high and tights each week, tuck your boot laces into the boot when they are off your feet, we hang our uniforms in a military manner, boots spit shined everyday, and many other things. The point is, the Corps hasn't left us it still governs the way we go about our daily lives. That is why I finally went through with getting my first Marine Corps tattoo. I don't know if you can post the artists name, but if you can his name is Moises. This young artist resides in my home town of Las Cruces.

Thank you in advance if you do post my tattoo, and Thank you either way just providing this web page for us to look back on great times.

Luis Corrales

Beirut Memorial Tattoo

I HAD THE GLOBE AND ANCHOR DONE A FEW YEARS AGO. LAST WEEK I ADDED THE BAMBOO AND "NAM-65"........... IT SOMEHOW MAKES MY VIETNAM [65-66] EXPERIENCE MORE MEANINGFUL

SEMPER FI
JAMES "SARGE" THOMAS
U.S.M.C 1962-1966

Beirut Memorial Tattoo

My Name is Jack MacDonald (L/cpl) I’m a Beirut Veteran I served twice with Shore Party Plt. MSSG 24, 24th MAU, HMM 162. Here is a copy of my Beirut memorial Tattoo. Thank you in advance.

My new tat

I have been looking to get another Marine Corps tattoo for quite sometime but had a hard time finding anything that I liked. I got USMC tattooed on my right calf 4 years ago but wanted something different and somewhat unique. I finally found it about a month ago, thanks to your online catalog. I got the idea from one of the T-shirts that is in your catalog (I also bought the T-shirt). Here is the final product that is on the inside of my left bicep. I'm also including the T-shirt design from your catalog.

Keep up the outstanding work Sgt Grit! Semper Fi

Mike Trebon
Cpl USMC 1986 - 1990

USMC Crossed Swords tattoo

This is my USMC tattoo. 16 of the best years of my life...
Semper Fi to all Marines.... OOH-RAH... GYSGT C. Bibbler Jr

New Marine Corps tattoo

It has been almost 12 years since I left active duty and recently decided to give myself a tattoo for my birthday.

Jeremy Schwarz
Cpl. 1993-1997
LSSS, HqSvcBN, 1st FSSG

Marine tattoo's

Sgt. Grit,

After reading your last newsletter and viewing the tattoo montage I thought I'd forward a photo of mine. It is in memory of my eldest brother. He was more like a father to me even though we were only separated in age by eleven years.

The squadron logo is wrong, it should read VMFA-232, but it's the one his widow sent me. Too late to change the Tat.

Semper fi,
Bruce D. Baxter

Marine Corps Tattoo

Finally did it, after quite a while, I never could make my mind up on what kind of TaT I wanted, this is what I finally came up with. I went in in Dec of 76 got out in Feb of 81. My Son is in MCRD San Diego right now for DI training, I was stationed in Camp Del Mar, Pendelton...Ordinance Maintainance Company, worked in the machine shop, always interesting work.

Semper Fi my Brothers......

Cpl Bob Langford

Marine Corps Emblem Tattoo

Eagle, Globe and Anchor piece done by one of the best detailed tattoo artists in the country before combat deployment in Al Anbar Province, Iraq 2008.

Lance Corporal Yuen A CO 4th Tank Battalion

Custom Emblem Tattoo

Here is a picture of a tattoo I got at Liberty Tattoo in Libertyville, IL by the artist Nick. He is very talented and has done a number of others on myself and other Marine Corps buddies of mine.

Semper Fi
LCpl Dreyer

My first Marine Corps Tattoo

I finally got my first Tattoo after 30 yrs,,I retired from the Marine Corps in Sept of 1999,and in the same Month in the year 1979,I was a young PFC,in Jacksonville,N.C.and I was on Court St getting ready to get my first Marine Corps Tattoo,but I decided not to,because my arms were quite skinny back then,I was a skinny,boney 17 yr old kid from The Bronx,,Several of my buddies got their tattoos that night so I decided to wait,,Well the time finally came 30 yrs later,while I was on Vacation in San Jose,Costa Rica,where I also happened to have been a Marine Security Guard at the American Embassy,in the Early 80's,,I'm so glad I finally got it !!!I have attached a Picture.

Semper Fi
Jerry Torres
SSgt USMC
1979-1999
MARINE GRUNT

USMC Tattoo

My proudest tattoo. Having servered in Desert Storm and Operation Restore Hope, I proudly show my loyalty to my service. Thanks for such a great website.

Semper Fi!

CPL
1st CEB

Eagle, Globe, and Anchor with text Tattoo

Here's my first tat, which had to be a moto tat (of course). USMC in block letters with the E.G.A. and Semper Fidelis in cursive. Tat done by Kyle of Brainstorm Tattoo in Fayetteville Arkansas.

'06-'08
LCpl Smith, Butch D.
Assistant Marine Armored Crewman Course instructor
Fort Knox, Kentucky

Moto Tat Pic

Hello!

Saw all these pictures of moto tats and had to send the one my sister just got. She graduated from PI on March 6, 2009 and had this by March 8. Looks pretty awesome! GO PFC FLAHERTY!

Kelly,
Proud Marine Sis

Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Tattoo

I wanted to show my dedication to the Marine Corps. I finally got this tattoo after being out for 18 years. Still feel like part of the family and nothing will ever compare to the Corps. Semper Fi-Dave Hoffman

Marine Bulldog Tattoo

A quick story of my own.

I served our Corps from 1987 - 1991 and I too was stationed with Headquarters, 11th Marines. I had many thoughts of getting back to Las Pulgas over the years, it never seemed to work out. Last year my wife surprised me on our 10th Anniversary with a trip to California. We took one full day and spent it on the base. I had never seen combat, I had surgery two weeks before the Gulf War started so I couldn't go over with the 11th Marines, going back was like a flashback. It was like I had never left. Sure some things had changed, but for the most part, CamPen was still the same. We visited my old barracks room, office, and many other places that I had spent some of the best days of my life. It was a great trip and my wife, who had never fully understood what I would try to describe to her about the Corps, was fully impressed with every Marine that we met and talked to.

When we returned from our trip, she surprised me with another great gift. A gift certificate to get the Marine tatoo that I had always wanted. She had taken a photo of a painting that someone had done on the Post Office wall at Las Pulgas. It was of a Marine Bulldog carrying a mail bag. It actually looks like the Xmas shirt that you have on your web site. Since I've worked for the Post Office for the last 15 years we thought it fit just right. I've attached a photo of my tatoo.

Keep up the good work!

Semper Fi!
Jeff Zgorzelski
Kenosha, WI

Devil Dog Tattoo

My name is Mike Hernandez and I'm honored and proud to say that I served with my fellow brothers and sisters in America's elite fighting force! My father, also a Marine, served 3 tours in Vietnam and received the Purple Heart. My tour of duty includes: MWLK 1st MAW, Okinawa, Japan. Then 1st FSSG MP Company, Camp Pendleton.

Semper Fi - Devil Dogs!

New Tattoo

I recently reenlisted back into the Marine Corps! I wanted to get a moto tattoo that was different from others I have seen. So I found this design of the EGA & I loved it! I also decided to include hanging dogtags with my kids names & birthdays. This is to show my love for the Corps & to my kids!

Semper Fi,
Cpl Mound
090127

More of Dynamite's Tattoos

These great tattoos we given to me by Bluebird Tattoo in Portage, Indiana - an award winning shop. Their awards are mostly in original and large and unique tats. Since I design my own or copied them from book I had written in from my time in service, I had only a couple designed by my artist.

These tats are there so I never forget how proud I am in being in the Corps, I spent so much time in combat areas and was never severely hurt and so I never forgot how futile war is because so many are killed and messed up for life mentally and physically and their family's are also changed forever and what have we ever gained from all the destruction but sleepless nights and horrible dreams plus I broke the 5th Commandment of God many times over and actually had a rush killing unsuspecting people as a sniper which I will have to pay for in the afterlife.

I only hope I live long enough to do enough good to be forgiven for following orders at time I thought were the killing of innocent people. The only Heroes were the ones who didn't come back because they gave their live for their country and their friends and would go directly to Heaven because of their heroism. I wish I was one of the Lucky Ones!

If you'd like to see closeups and more of Dynamite's tattoos, visit his other tattoo section and take a look at his Marine Room.

Moto Tat

Just had to share my newest tat... it is on my right thigh. i have shown this to a number of active duty and Marine Vets. they all liked it and several have expressed interest in getting something similar. just an uncommon tat to show my pride in the Corps and to the NCO ranks. Semper Fi

N. Johnson

Moto Tat

Sgt. Grit,

Here is a picture of my first Marine Corps Moto Tattoo. Thought I would get a moto tat on my first Marine Corps Christmas.

-PFC Itle

Teufelhunden Skull Tattoo

I picked all my favorite tattoos and had them made into one.A friend drew it and another tattooed it for me .Ive been out for 20 years but am proud of the Marine Corps.

Jeff Langdon Erie,Pa.

Footprints, Pain Here, and 1st Mar Div Tattoos

Great Thanks here they are.

SSgt (Med Retired) Eversole Damon J

The first one is self explanatory, the second one, my father in Law liked the one I had so he got his first one, and it's Vietnam, looks really good, the third one is related to my reason for discharge, got tired of the docs asking me where it hurt. I have a few more to include and EGA on my forearm.

Thanks

USMC Skull Tattoo

I got this one while i was in twentynine palms i thought it was pretty cool how it looks the same upside down

LCpl. Bonalewicz
USMC

Tattoo

I got this tattoo three days after I returned from boot camp. I wanted a "moto tat" that no one else had and would look good on a female. More to come! SEMPER FI

-PFC Ciano

My Son's tat

My son wanted to be a Marine from the time he was 7 years old. He went to pool events at our local recruiter’s office for 4 years before he was old enough to join. We signed the paperwork for Delayed Entry the day he was eligible. He left for boot 3 weeks after HS graduation. He became a Marine on 9-7-07 (legally anyway—he was ALWAYS one at heart). His room has been decorated with US and Marine flags, Marine figures, USMC Wallpaper etc. as long as I can remember. He read the story of the battle of Thermopylae when he was quite young and was always inspired by Dionysius’ reply when Xerxes told the Spartans to lay down their weapons and surrender. “MOLON LABE” which means “Come and Take Them” . After boot and MCT, my soon-to-be Cpl had the words permanently inscribed on his arms. With Greek lettering. I have attached a picture.

My son is now in Iraq..wishing he was in Afghanistan “where the action is”.

B. J. VanHooser

Proud Missouri Marine Mom

Marine Tattoo

Sgt Grit,

I was in the MARINE CORPS from 1975-1979 and never got a tattoo.When I stated to get your catalog a few years ago your T-SHIRT,"Fear Is Not An Option", motivated me to get a tattoo. The picture of the bull dog on that T-SHIRT in you catalog was the model for my tattoo.To this day I'm motivated by it.SEMPER FI.

Mark Henry

How I spent my Veterans Day

Sgt Grit,
Thank you for all you do. I just got this tattoo on Veterans Day, 2008. I served 2000-2006, E co. 2/23, attached to 1st Marines During Iraqi Freedom, March 2003.

Semper Fi.
Chris M "Munch"

Long overdue first Tattoo

Good morning Sgt.!

12 years after having gotten out, I finally had the resources to go get my first and only tattoo that I've ever wanted - my EGA!

I found the stencil on this web page - if you want to share, it turns out great!

And attached is the final product.

JW

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