Not entirely sure why, as the circumstances are only loosely...

Not entirely sure why, as the circumstances are only loosely connected, but this reminds me of Zane from Simone’s tale in the Naughty Nookie series. He wasn’t a sailor, but a Marine and he had tattoos from his Army days. :) 

Great shot and love the NatGeo blog. :)

natgeofound:

A sailor gets a tattoo on his arm in Virginia.Photograph by Paul L. Pryor, National Geographic