A soldier stands on “The Bridge of No Return” near the Panmoon-jeom in the Joint Security Area next to a rusty sign indicating the Military Demarcation Line. Paju, Gyeonggi Province. 2009
Checking ammunition inside the GP. Goseong, Gangwon Province. 2010
The GP soldiers leave for guard operations. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
A soldier camouflages himself before an ambush operation. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2009
The searching squad soldiers walk down along the innermost barbed wire fence inside the DMZ. The propel barbed wire fences are the line of confrontation in the northern part of the DMZ. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
A military vehicle en route for guard operations inside the DMZ. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The barbed-wire fence of the Southern Limit Line seen from Gachilbong Peak. It is hard to find even a dim light on the northern side of the fence. Yanggu, Gangwon Province. 2009
GP는 휴전협정에 근거해 DMZ 내부에서 작전을 수행하는 경계소초다. 태극기와 유엔기가 나란히 바람에 휘날리는 곳, 외부세계와 완전히 고립된 이곳에서 병사들은 두 달 동안 순환근무를 하며 실전 같은 훈련을 반복한다.
The Guard Post (GP) conducts operations inside the DMZ. Here, where the South Korean flag and the UN flag fly side-by-side completely isolated from the outside world, soldiers take guard shifts and repeatedly train in preparation for actual war.
A view of the South Korean GP guarding the far northeast part of the DMZ. This place is 580 meters from the North Korean GP, and has been nicknamed “The GP of All GPs.” The magnificent scenery of Mt. Geumgang lies behind the GP, and is warmed every morning by the sun rising over the East Sea. Goseong, Gangwon Province. 2010
Reconnaissance soldiers returning to their base after a two-month operation at the GP. Goseong, Gangwon Province. 2010
A GP located on the Cheorwon plains. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2009
A soldier training inside a GP bunker. Inje, Gangwon Province. 2010
A reinforcement barbed wire fence, which is the innermost defense line in the DMZ. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2009
Reconnaissance soldiers pass by the gate after search operations. Paju, Gyeonggi Province. 2009
A view of winter in the DMZ through a GP camouflage net. Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The South Korean flag and the UN flag on the roof of the GP. The opposite side of the vast Cheorwon plains is North Korean territory. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
GP soldiers perform search operations. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
Snow-covered North Korea seen from the checkpoint inside the GP. Inje, Gangwon Province. 2010
Snow atop Dosol Mountain. Yanggu, Gangwon Province. 2010
A mural of soldiers inside of the GP. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
Binoculars used to watch the enemy’s movements. Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The reconnaissance soldiers perform an operation at the GP located on top of Baekma Goji (White Horse Hill). Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The DMZ police inside the DMZ. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
Troops assigned to the DMZ search operation passthrough the gate. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
A soldier performs a search and seize operation. Goseong, Gangwon Province. 2010
The snow-covered landscape of North Korea through the barbed wire fence of the Southern Limit Line. Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The checkpoint watches the Civilian Control Line. Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province. 2010
A sentry guarding the Sami Stream region of the Southern Limit Line at dawn. The Sami Stream passes through the DMZ and flows down to the South. Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province. 2009
The DMZ checkpoint in Gangwon Province in late fall. Behind the sentries is a phrase that says, “Let’s capture spies and make our parents proud.” Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. 2009
A checkpoint near the Bukhan River. At night, the sound of melting ice can be heard. Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The GOP of the Baekgol unit in central DMZ. (Aerial photograph), Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. 2010
A checkpoint and barbed wire fences covered in snow. Yanggu, Gangwon Province. 2010
A soldier checks the guard record with a flashlight in the middle of a night. Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. 2010
The soldiers of GP stand guard in the winter. Goseong, Gangwon Province. 2010
A sentry and an old pine tree guard the Southern Limit Line. It snows a lot in the late winter at the Eastern Front. Goseong, Gangwon Province. 2010
A soldier stands guard at a checkpoint. The 425-meter Hill, where the last battle of the Korean War took place, can be seen from here. Inje, Gangwon Province. 2010
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