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.

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 ...

In response to these events, a notable trend emerged: memorial tattoos. These tattoos, which serve as body art to honor deceased loved ones, encapsulate both personal experiences of loss and a broader ...

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 ...

On the one-year anniversary of the death of her husband, Daniel, Amanda Neiding, 29, memorialized him by having some of his cremated remains added to a memorial tattoo on her body. Now, she says, “I ...

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 ...

It's been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Explore HuffPost's Bent Not Broken project to learn how the coronavirus has disrupted our mental health, and how to ...

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 ...

Legendary Mexican-American celebrity tattoo artist Mister Cartoon, known for inking celebrities like Eminem, Beyonce, and more, is offering a tattoo experience of a lifetime to one lucky fan to honor ...

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 ...