A bunch of us in the USMC got pretty tore up one night and decided to get tatooed--you know one of those bulldogs with the smokey-the-bear hats. Well, we went to the neighborhood tatoo parlor, and started in. As my buddy was getting his done, I kind of sobered up and changed my mind, so I never did get a tat. He didn't think that story was as funny as I do.
But if I got one now, it would simply have:
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Jim Killman
Writer, Philosopher, Teacher of English and Math, Soldier of Fortune, Bon Vivant, Heart Transplant Recipient, Knight of St. Andrew (among other knighthoods)
Freedom is not free, but the US Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
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