I'm not into putting color on my skin, but if I were, this is what I would do, plus I'd have Jon over at Devotion on Broadway do it.
Thinking about my life, freedom, and other small matters today ;)
On my left arm I would put a symbol that represents "The Chief" CMSgt Lee G. Gaupp, Jr., my father. Now "Chief" was not a tall man, but he definitely left no one wondering who he was or what he was thinking. One time when I was just a small kid he was making his rounds on a weekend drill event and there was this guy there who had his hair a little long. My dad asked him nicely to go down to the Bx and get it cut. That was Saturday. Now come Sunday my dad walked up on the same guy and he had not cut his hair yet. My dad asked him politely why he had not done it. The guy responded kinda weakly about going back home, just a drill weekend, etc. My dad turned to some other guys and quietly had them hold this young buck down and my dad proceeded to buzz this guy completely bald. Another event I clearly remember is when my dad was entertaining a General at Duke Field (Eglin AFB) and he offered the officer (my dad was an E-9 NCO) some coffee or something and the General curtly said no. My dad responded "to hell with you them" and walked off. I saw many officers walk up to my dad and inquire what he thought.
I miss you dad. (17Feb36-02Apr02) Hope you are having a great time with Johnny Cash and others. It'll be a few years before I see you, but we will see each other again - that I'm sure of.
The next piece would be a Tamarisk/Palm tree over the left side of my chest repr
On my right arm, the arm representing my strength, I would put something representing my 2 sons: Justice, Truth, Strength & Helper of Man, Given by God. Maybe an image of 2 young men with staffs or something...not sure at this point and since I'm just waxing on about it I have time to figure it out. So there you go my story, my "art" idea. Now back to work.
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