Among the people of the world, Koreans especially appreciate freedom and peace because of the civil war that seperated them and the divided country in which they now live.
Koreans eagerly long for a peaceful unification
The U.N. Command forces have jurisdiction over the P’anmunjom that is the only place controlled by them in South Korea. The forces stay in the Camp Bonifas named in honor of the late captain Auther G. Bonifas who was killed in ‘the axe murder incident’ in P’anmunjom area on 18 August 1976.
The U.N. Command guard forces were established with 5 officers and 10 soldiers in May 1952, and have conducted their duty to suppory the Military Armistice Commission conferences. At the time when the Korean War was over, the number of soldiers were about 1900, but now about 400 soldiers including ROK and U.S. soldiers conduct their duty to guard the P’anmunjom.
The UNC guard forces have four important duties. First, to guard the P’anmunjom JSA. Second, to guard and support the Military Armistice Commission. Third, to conduct the administration of Daesung-dong ‘Freedom Village’. Fourth, to secure visitors of the p’anmunjom and conduct a tour guide.
The only observation point within DMZ that Headquarters of UNC is managing to restrain Korea from war