(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with a member of the 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo on May 8 as they board a plane to leave Japan for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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