CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq -- Tattoos and the military have a long and colorful history. Modern pop culture credits the Navy with introducing the art of tattooing to the United ...

"It's been great." The second annual expo ran so smoothly, Stebly had time to get a new tattoo on his calf. Artist Dave Tevenal, who works in New York and Ohio, inked on Stebly a fiery feline.

Instead of choosing the classic black color, like the tattoos on her ribs and left leg, Grimes went bold with a pop of red ink snaking around her left shin, calf and knee. "Obligatory 'plz listen ...