Daytona Beach tattoo shop offering free tattoos for veterans on Monday: 'Tattoos are therapy'

Daytona tattoo shop offering free tattoos on Veterans Day

Daytona Beach tattoo shop, Studio 21 Tattoo, will be holding a Veterans Day event on Monday, offering free tattoos to those who have served in the United States Military. Owner and veteran Robert Howard opened shop in 2018 after moving to Florida from Indiana.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Daytona Beach tattoo shop, Studio 21 Tattoo, will be holding a Veterans Day event on Monday, offering free tattoos to those who have served in the United States Military.

Owner and artist Robert Howard opened shop in 2018 after moving to Florida from Indiana.

Howard, a veteran himself, served in the Army from 1985 till 1991. He was a part of the Air Defense Artillery (ADA) branch of the United States Army, which is a combat arms branch that defends against aerial and missile attacks, as well as surveillance.

Robert Howard, U.S. Army veteran and now owner of Studio 21 Tattoo.

"It was one of the best times of my life," Howard said.

As a veteran, Howard said he knows what it's like to serve.

Robert Howard, U.S. Army veteran and now owner of Studio 21 Tattoo.

"Sometimes it's just about somebody listening to you," he said. "I found that tattoos are therapy for veterans. It's the one time that they're not thinking about anything else."