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War Diaries: Jesse Mays

Personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war. Jesse Mays has a tattoo parlor near Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he's applied his art to many Marines who train there. They are now in Iraq, and 11 have been killed in action.

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