Sgt Grit's Marine Tattoo Page Volume 6

Security Forces

Here is a couple of tattoos I'm real proud of. I had these done about 4 months ago, about 35 years after I was discharged. I love the reaction I get when I have a tank top on or my swimming suit. I was in the 1st Marine Brigade out of Kanaheo Bay in Oahu. We bugged out for Viet Nam and all 10,000 of us joint up with the 3rd Marines and landed on red beach March 1965. I was a gunner on a 81mm motor, mos 0341 and love every bit of it. I'm 56 years old and couldn't be prouder - I'm as gung ho now as I was back in 2/63 when I joined. Semper Fi to all.

Dan Rowland
2040440
2/63 - 2/69

A Couple More

Sgt. Grit, Thanks for the reciprocal link to my international survival guide in your links page. I have also attached a couple of my tattoos. Semper Fi !
Jim

50th Birthday Gift

When I received my discharge from the Corps (worst mistake I ever made) in '73 I moved in with my best friend from my unit (Drum & Bugle Corps). He got a Marine tattoo in '75 & tried to convince me to do the same. Well, as things go, I got married and my wife told me that if I got a tattoo, I could move back in with my friend. Years went by. By this time I had two great sons that wanted to fulfill my wish. For my 50th birthday they surprised me by throwing me in the car and stopping at a great tattoo parlor. To make a long story short, I borrowed one of your logos and now I have a great symbol of the Corps on my right shoulder. My wife knew what our sons were going to do and actually APPROVED! She likes it and I love it. I hope that you don't mind if I used your design, but what the hell, it's too late now. Semper Fi!

Jack Walls '71-'73

Devil Duck

The U.S.M.C. came in 73. 30 years later my son thought it was time to finish the original. D.I. Donald or Devil Duck? Either way, I have not seen another quite like it.

Semper Fi.
Tom Godwin-Paid Marine 71-73

35 Years Later

Just before going to Nam, a bunch of us Grunts went to town (Oceanside) to get a tattoo. There was enough time for only about half of us to get them that night. Those of us who did not get them figured that we would return the following weekend. That week we received orders for Nam and were confined to barracks. I always figured that I would eventually get one. This past holiday season, I had a few days on hand with not much to do. I finally went and got the tattoo I planned to get in 1969. I surprised everyone.

Semper Fi
John Hurley
Dated 1/2/04

No Touch Up Required

My tattoo is one the older guys will know. I had it done in Oceanside, Ca. on my way to Nam in 1969. I ended up with Fox 2/7 and did a lot of humpin . And to think some of the guys are paying the big bucks to go back as tourists. I saw enough for a lifetime. Anyhow my tattoo is great except where the leeches in Ashua and Antenna Valleys got to some of me. For some reason they liked the red in my tattoo and took most of it with them. I thought about getting it touched up but then it wouldn't be original.

Semper Fi
SSGT Larry First

HMH-366 Hammerheads

Hey Sgt Grit!
I had to show my pride for the best squadron in the CH-53D community.

-in memory of-
HMH-366 Hammerheads
MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI
Decommissioned in October 2000

Semper Fidelis,
Sgt Chad Dalton
MOS 6323
9/93 - 4/02

Eagle, Scope and Anchor

I thought your readers would get a kick out of this "original" Marine tattoo. I've been out 29 years, and thought long and hard before I got this one. But after my son came home from School of Infantry last year with his, I decided it was time. It was co-designed by Red at Red's Timeless Tattoos in Houston, TX and I call this Eagle, Scope and Anchor..."One Shot-One Kill".

Semper Fi,
J. Anderson, Cpl.
USMC 71-73

Patriotism, Loyalty, Dedication

Well SGT. Grit,

This picture says it all... Hope that you enjoy seeing the patriotism, loyalty and dedication that a former Marine has for his country.

God Bless and Semper Fi.
Fuzz

More Original Artwork

Our sons tattoo he got right after boot camp. Was done at Studio 2000 in Longview, Tx.. Chris told guy what he wanted and he sketched it out for his approval. He still wants to put USMC on it.

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