Camp Liberty Bell
Camp Liberty Bell was a strategic location within the Korean DMZ which, during its existence, was America's northernmost command location in South Korea.[1] In August 1976, North Korean troops attacked the camp causing several casualties.[2]
Liberty Bell was home to Company A, 1/9th Infantry Regiment (Manchus), which patrolled the DMZ and the American-controlled section of the southern boundary. In April of 1987 this unit was redesignated as Company A, 1/506th Infantry Regiment (Currahees).[1]
Then-president Ronald Reagan visited the Camp in November 1983 when he was the first president to visit the DMZ.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Bloomfield, Gary L. (2019-09-05). The Devil's Playground: Inside America's Defense of the Deadly Korean DMZ. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 141–143. ISBN 978-1-4930-3903-6.
- ^ Nash, Gary B. (2010-05-18). The Liberty Bell. Yale University Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-300-16314-8.
- ^ "Reagan ends Asian trip, pledges more support for S. Korea" (PDF). The Observer. 1983-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Hahn, Monica (2022-03-31). ""The Frontlines of Freedom": The 1967 Incident at Guard Post Ouellette and the Military Armistice Commission". Korea Journal. 62 (1): 21–52. doi:10.25024/kj.2022.62.1.21. Retrieved 2024-01-23.