At the JSA. The southern side is staffed by both South Korean and U.S. soldiers. |
The 16 flags of the nations that fought on the side of the Republic of Korea during the war. |
This is 'Conference Row'. These blue and silver buildings are bisected by the actual Military Demarcation Line that separates the North and South. They are the places where the opposing militaries and governments meet. In the background is North Korea and the headquarters building for the North Korean Security Forces called 'Panmungak'. It also where Northern tour groups enter and exit to visit Conference Row. In the foreground, a tour group exits the Military Armistice Committee building in the South. |
..a southern soldier stands on the south side of the buildings watching the northern soldiers' every movement. He's acting as security for the southern tour groups. He wears sunglasses so the northerners cannot see his eyes and what he is looking at. They also stand halfway behind the buildings in order to have some sort of cover in case someone on the North's side starts shooting. |
A southern soldier stands in the MAC building stradling the actual border, with his left foot in North Korea and his right foot in the South. The soldier looking in is a North Korean standing on the northern side. The flag on the table is the U.N. flag. The North Koreans also used to have their flag here, until the summer of 1995 when the northern government declared the armistice a "worthless scrap of paper", and took their flag off the table.Click here to visit an informative site on North Korea |