Reply #108: It was classified information until sometime in the 80's (I think).

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A retired US Army general who knew about it filed an FOIA request then wrote a book. My dad bought the book, and it since made its way to me.

My dad was a Marine sent into the DMZ days after they signed the final ceasefire. Some USA unit is officially recognized as the first to serve on the DMZ. But my dad's USMC unit was in there previously as a stop-gap measure. There certainly weren't enough of them to actually stop anything. They were just there to give warning in case anything happened.

He did "capture" a Chinese officer who was defecting. Saw him hidden in a bush my dad was pissing on! Finished his business then grabbed his rifle and started shouting for help.

They wandered into North Korea one night. My dad as a corporal was 2nd to the squad's sgt. He kept telling him they were too far north, but the sgt thought otherwise. The squad pressed him to report it the next day. So they led the officers on the same path the next day. By the end of the day there was one less sgt in the unit.