The year-old sergeant had suggested bringing in heavier equipment to take the tree down.

Apr 27, In AugustAmerican soldiers who were part of United Nations command at the demilitarized zone set out to trim a tree that was blocking the view of a shrubdisposal.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Aug 10, One of the most bizarre, and potentially inflammatory, incidents between the United States and North Korea was the axe murder of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18,in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

The U.S. Army officers had been part of a work party cutting down a poplar tree in the JSA that was Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins. Sep 14, Two American officers on a pre-agreed mission to trim a tree blocking the view of the U.S.-South Korean unit that patrolled the Joint Security Area- a heavily guarded area in the center of the.

Nov 23, He was found in the depression between CP#3 and KPA#8, cut to pieces by KPA guards who took turns for over an hour, going down into the depression with an axe, only to return later and hand the axe to another guard who would then disappear into the depression for awhile. Apr 26, The Americans wanted to trim a poplar tree in the demilitarized zone.

The North Koreans, who believed Kim Il Sung had planted it, had other shrubdisposal.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. On 18 Augusta United Nations Command (UNC) work party began removing a tree which obscured the line of sight between adjacent UNC guard posts at the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom, Korea. Displeased with the tree being removed, a number of 4/5(9). Jun 10, PANMUNJOM, South Korea- Meters from where the leaders of North and South Korea recently planted a pine tree to memorialize their blossoming bid.