Swearing to remember, but knowing memories fade, some turn their grief into ink. Part therapy, part tribute, memorial tattoos are common across the military and veteran community, but never alike.

In cultures around the world, there are different rituals that the living rely on to honor and remember the dead. For example, in the Jewish tradition mourners sit “shiva," while in Hinduism the body ...

Though memorial tattoos date at least to the Civil War, artists say interest was reignited following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, and since the first casualties of war were reported in Iraq and ...

It was Saturday morning at Southbay Tattoo and Body Piercing in Carson, California, and owner Efrain Espinoza Diaz Jr. was prepping for his first tattoo of the day — a memorial portrait of a man that ...

WOODBRIDGE TWP. -- Angela Brown still remembers the day Ashlyn Ferriero died. It was a Tuesday afternoon -- June 19, 2007 -- when 12-year-old Ferriero, a student at Avenel Middle School in Woodbridge, ...

It was Saturday morning at Southbay Tattoo and Body Piercing in Carson, and owner Efrain Espinoza Diaz Jr. was prepping for his first tattoo of the day — a memorial portrait of a man that his widow ...

For some, tattoos are just ink on skin. For others, they can preserve a memory and help them grieve. Moberly Area Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a nationwide honor society, hosted an ...

While no one would suggest getting tattooed simply for the mental benefits, the act of getting tattooed and the aftermath can impact your mind in a positive way. (Photo: Getty Images) “Historically, ...

Shaquil Barrett's latest tattoo honors his toddler as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker prepares for another NFL season and another baby on the way Shaquil Barrett is honoring his late daughter in a ...