The Demilitarized Zone or DMZ is a strip of land that runs across the Koreas dividing the peninsula in two. It runs across the 38th parallel and this area was the original boundary that was set between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II. This is also the most heavily fortified border in the world and there are about two million troops (North Koreans, South Koreans and Americans) ready to go to war at a moment's notice, if needed. If North Korean forces ever crossed the DMZ again, the US is automatically at war under a 1954 treaty backed by the United Nations resolutions in which the US is committed to defend South Korea.
My thought on all this: let's go check it out!
At the end of April, Amy, Gina, Kristen, Misty, Elisa and I headed to the USO office to check out the DMZ for ourselves.
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| Debriefing |
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| Joint Security Area |
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| Greetings from the North |
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| They told us not to point or do anything that draws a lot of attention. This was HARD as I am known for my obnoxious poses. |
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| The Bridge of no Return |
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| Stamp at Dorasan station. |
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| Dorasan station which will one day maybe unite the Koreas |
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| Rebels |
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| Inside a recently discovered tunnel that the North Koreans were making to get S.Korea |
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Photo opp!
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| RoK |
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