(2)GSDF gives Iraq-bound support team a send-off

(2)GSDF gives Iraq-bound support team a send-off

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Naoto Hayashi (C), commander of the Western Army based in Kumamoto addresses about 60 members Ground Self-Defense Force units who will leave later this month for a logistical support mission in Iraq during a send-off ceremony in Kumamoto on June 18. (Kyodo)

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