Graham Platner: “I had that tattoo for 17 years. It's a skull and crossbones…”

“She's the person who's been telling people this from the beginning. And it's a. So I feel like, you know, we're kind of rehashing the thing we've been through. I had that tattoo for 17 years. It's a skull and crossbones. I got it with other Marines who I served with in Iraq, in Croatia. And in the time that I had it, I got a security clearance with the State Department. I reenlisted in the United States army, where I was screened for gang and hate tattoos.” (03:17–03:27)

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