Campaign for presenting stationery to Iraqi children under way

Campaign for presenting stationery to Iraqi children under way

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A group of former Ground Self-Defense Force officials are collecting funds in a campaign to present some 10,000 sets of stationery to children in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where Japanese troops are on a humanitarian mission. About 2,000 stationery sets are scheduled to be airlifted on Feb. 21.

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