Talk:Bridge of No Return

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[edit] Armed Guard Houses

Are they really "armed guard houses"? I thought weapons were not permitted in the JSA. Savatar 06:08, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

The North Korean end of the bridge is outside of the JSA ([[1]]), so it is probably armed. On the other hand, the closer guard house on the picture (actually an UN checkpoint) should indeed be unarmed.--Cbb ^-talk- 11:53, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I was stationed in Panmunjom in 2003. The only weapons allowed in the DMZ are small arms (such as a 9mm pistol). But I can tell you that the U.S. and South Korean forces do in fact bring unauthorized weapons such as machine guns, but those are kept out of sight (usually in a vehicle). I'd imagine the North Koreans do the same.--Timjbax 19:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

There are particular rules regarding armed personnel inside the JSA and the DMZ, but yes, firearms are permitted within the rules. Isaac Crumm 07:38, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I was stationed there '75-'76 and again from '77-'78. Sidearms are the only weapons allowed inside the JSA. Each side is allowed 2 armed officers and 30 enlisted personnel, per the Armistice agreement. Automatic weapons are not allowed inside the JSA at all, though on numerous occasions I saw AK-47's and a .51 cal machinegun at several of the KPA checkpoints in our half of the JSA (when it was still a neutral area). I also used to play hopscotch on the Bridge when I worked at that checkpoint (CP#3). It was funny watching the expressions on the North Korean's faces, since they had no idea what I was doing. Back in my days, the bridge was actively used by the North Koreans as there only access to the JSA. Even though their guard trucks were usually covered and the rear flap was down, we would still have to try and get counts of people entering and leaving the JSA as they zoomed past. wbfergus 16:48, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Die Another Day

Though the bridge is referred to in the movie Die Another Day, what is shown is most definately not the bridge. There is no concertina wire, bunkers, or machineguns built around the bridge as portrayed in the movie. wbfergus 18:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding a deleted sentence by an IP address. The sentence was "Also, you can easily see from the photos (below), there is an extreme lack of evergreen vegetation in the area." Okay, I did not say there wasn't any evergreen vegetation, just an extreme lack of it. Look at the picture from 1975 during the winter and you will notice there is hardly anything green, let alone evergreen vegetation. The few evergreen trees that appear to possibly be in the newer picture at the top have been planted since 1975 (actually since 1979, as I was there up until then as well, but no additional pictures). The IMDB web site (for Die Another Day)also made a similar comment about the evergreen vegetation, "Bond and Zao are swapped in the middle of a thick evergreen forest. Panmunjom, the only point along the DMZ where one can walk between North and South Korea, is grassy fields and hills."

wbfergus 11:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)