Michael Kranish, Globe Staff
The Korean Demilitarized Zone was established on July 27, 1953, as part of the Korean Armistice Agreement, which ended the hostilities of the Korean War. Are North Korea and South Korea technically still at war?Yes, the Korean War ended with an armistice which halted the fighting and establish...
(2) Covered service in Korea. For the purposes of this section, the term “veteran with covered service in Korea” means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service in or near the Korean DMZ between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971, and who is determined ...
army, the waters in the West Sea turned into an advance base for the provocation of a war against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and dispute-ridden waters fraught with the constant danger of confrontation and conflict between t...
Despite its name, it’s the most heavily militarized border in the world. Established at the end of the Korean War in 1953 the DMZ is a de facto border running in the vicinity of the 38th parallel. Arriving at the DMZ Large numbers of troops are stationed along both sides of the line...
This chapter examines the environmental history of the DMZ, illustrating how changes in both nature and culture since 1953 have helped to transform a relic of war into a symbol of peace. Although never intended to be permanent, the DMZ has radically altered the landscape of the Korean peninsula...
Andrew Roche
CLINTON SET TO SEE SPAN IN KOREA DMZ BRIDGE WAS CROSSING FOR PRISONERS OF WARAssociated Press
Demilitarized zone (DMZ), region on the Korean peninsula that demarcates North Korea from South Korea. It roughly follows latitude 38° N (the 38th parallel), the original demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea at the end of World War II. L