(6)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - A member of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is presented with paper cranes during a send-off ceremony prior to departure from the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait en route to Iraq to participate in reconstruction operations there. (Kyodo)

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