Reinforcements

A farewell ceremony for military personnel deploying to Korea’s Zaytun Unit stationed in Iraq in support of operation Iraqi Freedom was held at the Army’s Special Warfare Command Center in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province yesterday. During this ceremony, a sergeant (left) bound for Iraq in the footsteps of her husband, Sergeant Kim Jung-gyu, says goodbye to her 19-month-old daughter with a kiss.

Dae-Yeon Won yeon72@donga.com