GSDF holds send-off ceremony for another team for Iraq

GSDF holds send-off ceremony for another team for Iraq

SENDAI, Japan - Some 40 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Northeastern Army attend a send-off ceremony at a GSDF garrison in Sendai on June 22. They will be sent to Iraq to prepare for the arrival of a core contingent and to replace support troops already in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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