(1)Key GSDF unit departs from Hokkaido garrison on way to Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force wave at their families and well-wishers members as they depart from the Higashichitose garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 21 on their way to southern Iraq where they will join other Japanese ground troops on a humanitarian mission to help rebuild the war-torn country.

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