This is a cool look at something I never really thought about - "Bob Harris' photo diary of a trip to the North Korea border."

Much more at the link. This is just a taste.

Bob Harris' photo diary of a trip to the North Korea border - Boing Boing:

"...I probably don't need to explain how the Ten Human Bombs met their end.


...Not far away, there's a marker where a yellow poplar tree used to grow. By 1976, it had gotten so big that the UN observation post at upper right couldn't quite see the goings-on at a checkpoint just out of the frame to the left.

At the time, soldiers from each side could move about the JSA freely.

So a group of UN soldiers, including U.S. Army Cpt. Arthur Bonifas, went to cut the tree down. The North Koreans took exception, and pretty soon, a bunch of them ax-murdered two of the UN guys, including Cpt. Bonifas.

Ever since, soldiers from each side can no longer move about the JSA freely.

And that's why the camp where we got our briefing is called Camp Bonifas..."