{"id":1510,"date":"2012-04-25T09:49:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T09:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1510"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T09:49:14","slug":"men-get-military-tattoo-to-raise-money-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/men-get-military-tattoo-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Men get military tattoo to raise money for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five men have had a military-inspired tattoo inked on their bodies as part of a charity fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>The group of males were given the emblem for Swags Mag &ndash; a publication targeting members of the armed forces and their families &ndash; and all the cash collected will go to Pilgrim Bandits.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Doncaster Free Press, the tattooing action took place at Skellow Grange Club.<\/p>\n<p>It was part of a family fun day organised by Debi Gregory, who also took to the stage 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