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"Turret gods" of Okinawa protect Fallujah Marines

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"Turret gods" of Okinawa protect Fallujah Marines

Postby Taro Toporific » Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:56 pm

A rendering of a hyphothetical Okinawan voodoo-looking doll
ImageUS troops move toward Fallujah
Nov 10 / By Scott Peterson / The Christian Science Monitor
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....
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