(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent (C) are seen off by their families in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 as they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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