Joint Security Area
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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, u
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North Korean soldiers standing guard at the JSA between the blue buildings. View from the north. To the rear, the ground floor of Freedom House, in South Korea. The low-level concrete ledge running between the two soldiers is the border mark in the security area.
Main North Korean building, Panmungak, from Freedom House Pagoda in 1976
A view of Panmungak, from Freedom House Pagoda in 2009
Travis King
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Travis Travale King is a former United States Army soldier known for crossing over the Military Demarcation Line in the Joint Security Area into North Korea on July 18, 2023, while on a civilian tour
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…have set foot into North Korea (two former Presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, visited North Korea long after leaving office). On July 18, 2023, Travis King, a US Army Private, left his tour group and crossed the demarcation line into North Korea without authorization. He was taken into North Korean custody…
The Joint Security Area seen from South Korea, site of King's defection