(1)Eleven female GSDF members arrive in Samawah

(1)Eleven female GSDF members arrive in Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - About 60 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members, including 11 women (shown), arrive at the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on March 21 to help with Iraqi reconstruction.

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