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  2. Sailor tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Authors of books, paintings, and comics have created sailor characters with anchor tattoos as one of the distinctive signs of their profession. Tattooed sailors were a "minor trope" of Victorian literature; in A Study in Scarlet (1887), Sherlock Holmes is able to identify a retired Marine on the basis of an anchor tattoo on the back of his hand.

  3. Badges of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Navy ribbons, pin insignias, and badge worn on the uniform of a Command Master Chief.. Insignias and badges of the United States Navy are military badges issued by the United States Department of the Navy to naval service members who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on both active and reserve duty in the United States Navy.

  4. Eagle, Globe, and Anchor - Wikipedia

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    Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (commonly referred to as an EGA) is the official emblem and insignia of the United States Marine Corps. [1] [2] The current emblem traces its roots in the designs and ornaments of the early Continental Marines as well as the United Kingdom's Royal Marines.

  5. USS Chief (MCM-14) - Wikipedia

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    The fouled Navy anchor, insignia of a Chief Petty Officer, is further symbolic of the United States Navy's leadership and commemorates the fact that Chief was launched on 12 June 1993 during the centennial of the Chief Petty Officer Corps. The three silver stars above the fouled anchor depict the leadership and service of the Master Chief Petty ...

  6. American traditional - Wikipedia

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    Tattoo design with a naval theme, c. 1900–1945. Many old school motifs derive from tattoos popular among military service members, including patriotic symbols, such as eagles and American flags, along with pin-up girls. [2] Other old school tattoo designs include: Mermaid; Swallow (sometimes confused with sparrows and bluebirds) Heart; Anchor ...

  7. Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badges

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    CPOs display the anchor, Senior Chief Petty Officers the anchor with star and Master Chief Petty Officers the anchor with two stars. [1] At higher Navy commands, the designation of “Fleet” and “Force” is displayed instead of “Command” indicating the senior enlisted member of an entire Navy fleet or task force.

  8. The tattooed Secretary of Defense: Here is all of Pete ... - AOL

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    The symbol made up of one large cross with four small crosses around it dates back to the Crusades, but has more recently been linked to problematic Christian nationalists.

  9. Sailor Jerry - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1920s he met Gib "Tatts" Thomas from Chicago who taught him how to use a tattoo machine. [3] He practiced on drunks brought in from Skid Row. [4] At age 19, Collins enlisted in the United States Navy. During his subsequent travels at sea, he was exposed to the art and imagery of Southeast Asia. He moved to Hawaii in the 1930s. [2]