Eric LeGrand desperately wanted to get a tattoo during his junior year at Colonia High. His mother, Karen, resisted initially but finally gave in to her son's persistence.
LeGrand got an E with a crown tattooed on his arm and he hasn't stopped adding ink. All of the tattoos have a personal meaning as LeGrand explains in the "Wings for Life World Run" video above.
"There's a lot of themes and purpose with my tattoos," LeGrand said. "My tattoos paint a picture of my body through the years — my interests, my family, things that matter to me the most.