Posted on Jul 19, 2023
A Closer Look at Panmunjom, The Famous Border Town Where a US Soldier Crossed into North Korea
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The soldier was on a tour of the storied border town, inside the heavily fortified 154-mile-long (248-kilometer-long) DMZ, when the crossing happened, U.S. officials said Tuesday. It remained unknown what prompted the soldier's actions or what the motivations might have been. The soldier was believed to be in North Korean custody. The DMZ is lined with observation posts on both sides, whose soldiers watch the border and each other carefully for any signs of transgression. North and South Korea remain technically in a state of war since the hostilities in Korean War ended and an armistice was signed — at Panmunjom — in 1953. Neither nation has direct jurisdiction over Panmunjom, where a concrete slab divides the two nations.
A Closer Look at Panmunjom, The Famous Border Town Where a US Soldier Crossed into North Korea
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Well, being as how he was facing disciplinary actions and sent back to the US maybe he thought he could get better treatment from the N Koreans.
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My son's first assignment there was as XO of one of the ROKA companies assigned to the battalion at headquartered at Camp Liberty Bell. He came back to the states for Ranger School, then went to the 1-506th at Camp Graves as a rifle plt. ldr. for a year, followed by six months as Spt. Plt. ldr. He finished up spending another eight months as the asst. S3 at Camp Liberty Bell before finally going to IOAC at Benning having spent three years in Korea.
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