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Video by Staff Sgt. Christopher Jelle, Senior Airman Anne Ortiz, Sgt. Cornelius McLean, Spc. Maliyah Williams

20210818 - JSA Axe Murder Incident Memorial

Media Bureau Korea (AFN Pacific)

Aug. 18, 2021 | 1:01

Title: 20210818 - JSA Axe Murder Incident Memorial
Runtime: 59;29
Date Taken: 2021-08-18
Producer: SSG Christopher Jelle

Unit Featured: United Nations Command Security Battalion

In August of 1976, two United Nations Command Soldiers were murdered in the Joint Security Area. As what should have been an act of routine maintenance, turned deadly, US Forces in Korea went to DEFCON 3, and tension between North and South Korea reached one of its highest peaks.
Every year, United Nations Command Security Battalion holds a memorial service to honor the two killed by North Korean soldiers during the fight leading to Operation Paul Bunyan.

CG: 00:02;14
SrA Anne McCready
Reporting

CG: 00:20:04
LTC Rick Luce
Commander, United Nations Command Security Battalion (UNCSB)