Marines' Tattoos in Marjah, Afghanistan

Marines' Tattoos in Marjah, Afghanistan
Mauricio Lima / AFP / Getty Images

Corporal Joe McCarty, 21
McCarty, from Sullivan, Mo., steps up for his turn in front of Lima's lens at the entrance to the base's bunker.

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