Korea....The DMZ

It really is unexplainable what it was like to be able to see the DMZ (demilitarized zone) which is the line that divides North Korea and South Korea. We were touring in South Korea blessed with the opportunity to support our troops by performing and in the process we got to visit some of our military men stationed at this high risk area. I will do my best to explain the pictures........to the left are North Korean soldiers and the building behind them are the North Koreans offices. The two buildings on each side are the only places where the North and the South meet for discussions...which from the information I recieved they do not communicate at all with the guards...and only higher officials meet in the buildings which are overseen by the United Nations...But guards Do Not Talk to one another....



In this picture you see a South Korean Soldier standing with his body halfway hidden behind the building and the other half is keeping a close eye on the North Koreans. The reason he does this is to make himself less of a target to shoot at in case a conflict should arise.









Now to my left we have entered a United Nations building which only in this building with military protection can you cross over into North Korea. I took this picture from inside through the window...But as you look at the concrete barrier to the left of the feet of the soldiers....That is the line that divides the North and the South...In this picture I am actually standing in North Korea.













This is a close up of the guys who protect the South...They do not move and they stand ready to fight. You are not allowed to touch them and you can not get too close.


This is called the Bridge of No Return......As we were driving to the Dmz we saw a constant fence that crosses completely across the penisula of Korea and divides North from South. When the conflict happened a lot of families were divided because of living in different parts of the country and still to this day have no communication with one another and are unable to talk or send letters and they only have the hope that one day the North and South will find peace and families can be reunited....Prisoners of war were given the opportunity to choose which side of the bridge they wanted to be on the North or South....Once they walked and made their decision...that was it.....that is why they call it the Bridge of No Return......Thanks to the soldiers who were with us that day.....It truly was an unforgettable experience and I can only hope that the North and the South find peace someday were they can co-exist. Tobi