Pictures from The DMZ Continued

This is the Bridge of No Return and the site of the deadly axe murders. Aparently, Soldiers on the South Korean side had difficulty looking into the North Korean territory due to a large tree. So 3 American Soldiers were ordered to chop it down. While they were cutting, North Korean soldiers crossed the bridge and murdered the 3 Americans with their own axes. The picture below is the monument dedicated to the soldiers that lost their lives on that day.
These are pictures of Paul, Kerry, Paula and I with some of the South Korean soldiers.
Below: Paul and I standing infront of the North/South Border.

Overall the tour was really good. It was extremely informative and quite fun. But it did make me think... before that day I had never realized how close the border actually was... to see the North Korean side bare of trees was heartbreaking... to be told not to veer off the path because of land mines, well that was just plain scary.... and to see how, though they were not fighting, that even today in the 21st century, a cold war is still going on. Overall, it was a very exhausting and emotional day.... but extremely worthwhile.