I have a friend who bought a tattoo gun many years ago, and although he lived in Massachusetts where tattooing was illegal, he managed to practice his skills on members of the underworld.... to a point that we would humorously refer to his clients as victims. He did great work, but because they would request outlandish things such as marijuana leaves on their foreheads, we made jest of the situation! He now owns a successful legal tattoo business and when we were recently catching up on old times, he told me about an unforgettable trip that he took to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base where he provided members of the US Military with tattoos. The article below made me think of him. It's also a great way to understand what goes thru the minds of the men (and women?) who serve our nation.