(3)GSDF unit head visits Samawah schools to take aid requests

(3)GSDF unit head visits Samawah schools to take aid requests

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Children walk towards a Dutch soldier (L) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member (R) in a suburban district of Samawah, southern Iraq, on March 15. GSDF members visited the area to check elementary schools and take requests for repairs.

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