Lakewood, WA  - This past year while medically retiring at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, former firefighter and Army SPC Joe Brown became involved with the nonprofit organization Operation Ward 57. 

As a statement to honor his fellow wounded warriors he wants to add their logo to his collection of meaningful body art this Veterans Day.  Joining him in this statement is James Dahl, a former Airborne Ranger scout sniper who received three purple hearts and a bronze star for his service and injuries.  

Active duty SSG Jason Dunn is co-owner of Flaming Aces Tattoo shop.  A lifelong artist, he learned to tattoo while stationed in Korea five years ago and has been passionate about it ever since.  Dunn was part of the initial wave of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 with the 1st Infantry Division and recently returned from a year deployment to Abu Ghraib with the 4th Brigade 1-38 Infantry.  While deployed, his business partner Sarah Fried, a military spouse and breast cancer survivor kept the shop going with their other tattoo artist, Nick Reese.  
When Brown approached Dunn to do this tattoo, he immediately agreed to donate it.  

"Operation Ward 57 supports the amputee ward (57) at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Warrior Transition Battalions around the country and has done a lot for us here at Task Force Phoenix."

Doug Cox, an Operation Ward 57 Board member and owner of PosterGIANT worked with designers Alex Lewis and Eoin Doherty to create the logo for a custom tour poster fundraiser for Suburban Noize Record's 2008 "Strange Noize Tour." 
The designers put a lot of thought into the logo saying, "The primary element is based on the official insignia for Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The staff with wings and serpents wrapped around it is known as the Caduceus, an old symbol that has  come to be used in medicine. We replaced what was formerly the helmet of Minerva, who was the Goddess of Wisdom and the Patroness of Medicine, with an old style Army medical hat first used in WWII, crosses were hand painted in a variety of ways to identify medics on the battlefield. The color of the shield is a deep sanguine red representing blood." 

Dunn has offered a special rate of $100 (not including tip) for others who want to also get the logo tattooed and show their support for this special cause.
Joe Brown & James Dahl will be tattooed from 12 - 4 pm, on Veteran's Day, November 11th at Flamin Aces. 10003 Bristol Ave. SW Lakewood WA, 98499.