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Air Force Changing Tattoo Policy...

Dec. 4, 2009
Air Force Changing Tattoo Policy...(First column, 2nd story, link)Related stories:Arraignment set for soldier charged with killing two Army buddies...
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Tattoo disqualifies man for Air Force

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Five days before a California man was scheduled to ship off to a Texas U.S. Air Force boot camp, the military changed its policy on tattoos, his father said.

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Tattoo convention showcases body art

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch