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A Brief History Of Taboos And Military Tattoos

caption: A Marine's arm tattoo is visible on his lower arm.
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A Marine's arm tattoo is visible on his lower arm.
Flickr Photo/Hammerin Man (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Ross Reynolds talks to Dr. Anna Friedman, a tattoo historian and researcher, about the long history of tattoos in the military. The U.S. Army recently announced new restrictions on the size and placement of soldiers' tattoos.

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