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Ok so this is going to be an extra long update, but I have some cool things to show. I hope you are all knowledgable on the stance of North Korea and their nuclear threat and how they invaded the South and started the Korean War. Today we have an alliance of South Korea soldiers (called ROK Soldiers) and the U.S. protecting the South at the Demarcation Line (the actual border of North and South Korea). We also have military within the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), a barbwired fence to protect the South from invasion.
I made a trip to the DMZ and Demarcation Line on Saturday.
I'll explain more under the pictures of what things are...


Me at Tunnel number 3, in 1978 this tunnel was found underground, it goes from North to South Korea under the DMZ so that the North could infiltrate the South for an attack.



This is Freedom Bridge. 12,773 Prisoners of War walked this bridge to freedom after the Korean War.



The Freedom Bell, located at the entrance to the Freedom Bridge is rung for the Prisoners of War that were freed.



This is the Demilitarized Zone fence that protects the South from attack. There are one on each side of the Demarcation Line.



This is the Demarcation Line. The side that I taking the picture from is South Korea. There the concrete slab is right in between buildings is the Demarcation Line separating North and South Korea. Notice the ROK soldiers there to protect us? They stand with one eye on the building and one eye on the North for aiming purposes. Their stance is a martial arts stance in case of attack, they can protect and defeat.



This is a closer picture of the Demarcation Line. I am standing in North Korea taking this picture!



The ROK soldier is there for protection, but behind him lies the door to North Korea.



Communist North Korean soldiers watching us.



Another look at the North Korean soldiers. Notice the spy in the window to his right?



A North Korean spy tower. They were actually filming us. We weren't allowed to point, make faces or gestures. The tension is very real.



This North Korean spy tower was right at the Demarcation Line.



North Korea, Propaganda Village. Up until 2003 there were loud speakers in this town that would talk trash to South Korea, hence the name of the town.



This is the site of the 18 August 1976 Axe Murders. There were 3 buildings of North Korean soldiers that surrounded a South Korean building (before when the place was open to cross the borders) and there stood a tree in the middle where the United Nations couldn't see a clear view of any threat that may occur. So they decided to have the tree cut down by 2 officers of the U.S. While they were doing this a North Korean officer and some North Korean soldiers took United Nations axes brought to the site to take the tree down and axed the 2 U.S. soldiers to death. This is in their memory.



This is the Bridge of No Return. After the war ended, relatives and Prisoners of War of North and South walked this bridge back to the country of their choice, with one understanding, you may never return.


That is the trip to North Korea I made. I hope that you liked it and gained some knowledge to this very tense situation.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!