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

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

KUMAMOTO, Japan - One of 60 members of Ground Self-Defense Force units who will leave later this month for a logistical support mission in Iraq pats his son on the head after a send-off ceremony held in Kumamoto on June 18. The support team will undertake a six-month mission in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Kyodo)

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