Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono hands a flag to Takaaki Tachibana, commander of a Ground Self-Defense Forc contingency to be sent to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, during a ceremony held prior to its departure at a garrison in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto on Oct. 22. ''We expect you to do wonderful jobs to build a bridge of friendship between Japan and the people in Samawah,'' Ono said.

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