korean dmz?
[2008-05-18 21:33:17]

Q: Im in 8th grade and learning about the dmz and very into it. What I dont understand is when some N. Korean try to defect like on the dmz its really difficult and I read an article from 1997 saying a N. korean soldier tried to defect and when he did S.

A: Hello, there. I am very sure it isn't true. Any people who come from North Korea can determine whether he will stay in South Korea or come back. Most escapees from North Korea want to stay in South Korea, then South Korea's government willingly takes

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What would happen if I flew a RC Plane over the Korean DMZ?
[2008-12-19 20:10:53]
Bridge of No Return, DMZ

What would happen if I flew a RC Plane over the Korean DMZ?


The people guarding this place are not idiots
and, they would know immediately what this was

They would "take it down" when it came to the other side
and you would be arrested for tampering with a controlled space
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Can anyone tell me what the huge birds at the Korean DMZ called?
[2009-05-13 20:08:58]
Checkpoint 3, DMZ

Was at the DMZ, saw the most gigantic birds sitting in the fields and flying around. They looked like little people wearing cloaks. Anyone know what they're called?


They are called "White-naped cranes" (Scientific names: Grus vipio), and they are migratory birds from northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and southeastern Russia.

A picture of them can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White-

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Why is'nt a combat patch authorized for the Korean DMZ post 1973? It meets all the criteria in AR 670-1.?
[2010-01-26 16:12:27]
Armistice Monument, Observation Post, DMZ


Please only answer if you have been there, and you know what goes on.


Authorization applies only to members of the Army who were assigned overseas with U.S. Army organizations during the following periods.

(2) Korea: between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954, both dates inclusive. Also from 1 April 1968 to 31

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