Pics of the DMZ in Korea (56k DIE!)
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Pics of the DMZ in Korea (56k DIE!)
By 2A373 on www.ar15.com:
Here are some pictures I took March 24th when I got to tour the DMZ.
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The huge flag (30 meters long) that is flown over the NK Propaganda Village.
View of Conferance Row. The light blue buildings are controlled by the South and the gray ones by the North.
ROK Army Guards - you don't mess with these guys!
The concrete strip is the border. Picture was taking from the north side of the border.
ROK Army Guards keeping watch on the North.
North Korean Guards watching us.
View from CP 5 of CP 4 and the scene of the Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident.
All these are pictures of the North taken from CP 5. Notice the lack of trees once past the DMZ border, this is because they have all been cut down and used for heat.
View of Propaganda Village from CP 5.
The large tower in this picture is one of many that the North uses to jam radio and TV signals coming from the South.
Memorial dedicated to the soldiers that died during the Axe Murder Incident. '
View of CP 5 from CP 4.
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Here are some pictures I took March 24th when I got to tour the DMZ.
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The huge flag (30 meters long) that is flown over the NK Propaganda Village.
View of Conferance Row. The light blue buildings are controlled by the South and the gray ones by the North.
ROK Army Guards - you don't mess with these guys!
The concrete strip is the border. Picture was taking from the north side of the border.
ROK Army Guards keeping watch on the North.
North Korean Guards watching us.
View from CP 5 of CP 4 and the scene of the Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident.
All these are pictures of the North taken from CP 5. Notice the lack of trees once past the DMZ border, this is because they have all been cut down and used for heat.
View of Propaganda Village from CP 5.
The large tower in this picture is one of many that the North uses to jam radio and TV signals coming from the South.
Memorial dedicated to the soldiers that died during the Axe Murder Incident. '
View of CP 5 from CP 4.
The Bridge of No Return.
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Most interesting.
I've never heard of the "axe murder" incident. What happened?
I've never heard of the "axe murder" incident. What happened?
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I would guess that they chopped down the trees not to provide heat, but to ensure clear lines of fire. Ok, that's 'providing heat' in a way.
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http://members.terracom.net/~vfwpost/opn-PB.htmlNoble Ire wrote:I've never heard of the "axe murder" incident. What happened?
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Thanks.Ma Deuce wrote:http://members.terracom.net/~vfwpost/opn-PB.htmlNoble Ire wrote:I've never heard of the "axe murder" incident. What happened?
A rather bad incident indeed.
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ROK guards stand halfway hidden behind the building so that if they get shot they can presumeably fall over behind the building and not die.General Zod wrote:What's with the guy staring at the wall? Doesn't seem a very efficient way of keeping an eye out for. . . well . . .anything. And at first I thought he was a mannequin or something.
And Shepp is in SK? Let me know if you need a tour or something. Just to tempt you I have friends high up in the military
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Shep's post was a re-post of an other message at the link stated at the top of his thread.j1j2j3 wrote:ROK guards stand halfway hidden behind the building so that if they get shot they can presumeably fall over behind the building and not die.General Zod wrote:What's with the guy staring at the wall? Doesn't seem a very efficient way of keeping an eye out for. . . well . . .anything. And at first I thought he was a mannequin or something.
And Shepp is in SK? Let me know if you need a tour or something. Just to tempt you I have friends high up in the military
Hell, he was in D.C. yesterday taking snaps of the rally - not even Shep in an SR-71 is that fast!
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No, they stand like that so they can keep track of the Norks visually,j1j2j3 wrote:ROK guards stand halfway hidden behind the building so that if they get shot they can presumeably fall over behind the building and not die.
while keeping half of their body protected from gunfire, etc.
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