Vet expresses hope for end to Korean hostilities

Pilots who flew the DMZ had to have intimate knowledge and position reporting of all the map "checkpoints" along with a "DMZ checkride" in order to obtain authorization to fly the DMZ. A few seconds of disorientation could get you shot down - by either side. First, you had to have approval; then you had to "call entering/exiting" and at every checkpoint along the way. Once, I went on a day-long guided military bus trip/"tour" to Panmunjong. We received a briefing on how to act, and what NOT to do to create an "incident". The trip was memorable, the guided briefing fascinating.

My dad was a 2nd ID Artillery FO during the Korean war, and later served another year ('61-62) near the DMZ in 2nd ID as one of the persons "in the chain" responsible for Deployment of nuclear weapons. He never talked much about it though, and only about things that had come out in the news.

Thank you for sharing this, prayers and hope this is going to be the real deal. Shaky, but an end to the war and unification in our lifetimes.

Your friend in a couple of years ahead of me - I was on the DMZ 1974-75. Other than the years and MOS, the article sounds eerily familiar. Thanks for sharing.