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| | DND/CF : News Room : Archives |
 | | OTTAWA - The closure of Camp Julien, the Canadian base of operations in Kabul, Afghanistan, will take place on November 29, with the ceremonial transfer of its land, buildings and facilities to the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. |
 | | Camp Julien opened in August 2003, when the first Canadian soldiers deployed to Kabul to serve with ISAF. |
 | | Over five six-month rotations since then, more than 6,000 CF personnel have served at Camp Julien, named in honour of Corporal George Patrick Julien, a Native Canadian soldier of French-Canadian descent who was awarded the Military Medal as a Private, for his actions at Hill 187 in Korea in May 1953. |
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