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Picture of the Day: President Obama Autographs Bar Wall at Camp Bonifas

» by March 26th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (8)

Via the USFK Facebook page. more »

Picture of the Day: President Obama at Camp Bonifas

» by March 25th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (23)

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President Obama To Tour Korean DMZ During Late March Visit

» by March 15th, 2012 at 10:19 pm » Comments (18)

It looks like the servicemembers stationed on the DMZ will get a chance to see President Obama when he visits the country later this month: The White House indicated Tuesday that ...more »

The Pentagon Channel Interviews JSA Soldier

» by February 13th, 2012 at 4:20 pm » Comments (0)

Here is a video from the Pentagon Channel of an interview they did with a US Army soldier who works as a tour guide at the Joint Security Area: more »

Picture of the Day: Bored Guard On the Korean DMZ

» by January 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (30)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="627" caption="Female North Korean guard on the DMZ."][/caption] Via Dave Kowalsky. more »

Pictures of the Day: Memorial Service For US Soldiers Killed On the Korean DMZ

» by December 15th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

Recently a ROK Drop commenter was nice enough to forward me some pictures he took of the memorial service that was held at Tachikawa AB in Japan where the 6 ...more »

Christmas Trees Cause Controversy On Korean DMZ

» by December 12th, 2011 at 3:41 am » Comments (4)

The Christmas Tree controversy from last year has grown to become an even bigger issue this year: South Korea will allow Christians to light two more Christmas tree-shaped towers near the ...more »

A List of South Korea’s DMZ Tourism Sites

» by August 20th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (0)

In recent years the South Korean government has been working hard to turn the DMZ into a tourism area in their efforts to create the impression that tensions between North ...more »

Remembering the 35th Anniversary of the DMZ Axe Murder Incident

» by August 17th, 2011 at 4:12 pm » Comments (9)

Via a reader tip comes this reminder that this week is the 35th anniversary of the Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident.  A website has been established for veterans that served at ...more »

Korea’s Most Dangerous School A Popular Education Choice

» by August 14th, 2011 at 5:09 pm » Comments (23)

Here is an article about the school located in South Korea's side of the DMZ: This could be any school in rural South Korea: a two-story brown brick building, fronted by ...more »

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