Marines in Afghanistan explain their tattoos

On his side, Tow Gunner LCpl Aaron Frasher of Weapons Company has the detailed artwork of Saint Michael the Archangel trampling the devil. "It's supposed to be good luck, its protection of all evils," he says. "I got it so it would help me out here." He turns his gaze out across the base towards the Hesco barrier and the wide-open desert.