Kashiwazaki residents bid farewell to GSDF members

Kashiwazaki residents bid farewell to GSDF members

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Children in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture bid farewell to members of the Ground Self-Defense Force who have completed their rescue-and-rebuild mission at Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, the two adjoining Niigata towns badly damaged by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake which hit the region on July 16. Several thousands of residents turned out at a thank-you ceremony held in honor of the departing GSDF members in Kashiwazaki on Aug. 27. GSDF members will complete their pullout from Kariwa on Aug. 28

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    KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Children in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture bid farewell to members of the Ground Self-Defense Force who have completed their rescue-and-rebuild mission at Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, the two adjoining Niigata towns badly damaged by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake which hit the region on July 16. Several thousands of residents turned out at a thank-you ceremony held in honor of the departing GSDF members in Kashiwazaki on Aug. 27. GSDF members will complete their pullout from Kariwa on Aug. 28 (Kyodo)