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Fun / foon Tokyo
Thursday, November 11, 2004
"Turret gods" of Okinawa guard over Falluja Marines
US troops move toward FallujahNov 10 The Christian Science Monitor / By Scott Peterson
NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ---

...Marines riding in light armor can be superstitious, and some travel with what they call "turret gods" - voodoo-looking dolls with feathers and beads hanging from their heads, picked up at their home base in Okinawa, Japan. The "gods" hang among photos of girlfriends and family, which are considered "guardian angels" in their own right....

Posted by trek/taro at 12:53 PM JST
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