axe murder incident

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The Korean axe murder incident, also known domestically as the Panmunjom axe atrocity incident, was the killing of two United Nations Command officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and First Lieutenant Mark Barrett, by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The officers, from the United States Army, had been part of a work party trimming a poplar tree in the JSA.

1976  WikimediaWikidata
hatchet incident; poplar tree incident
border incident, axe murder, 

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Incorrect picture of Lt BarrettIncorrect picture of Lt Barrett
UNC Certificate of AppreciationUNC Certificate of Appreciation
Axe Murder Monument 2Axe Murder Monument 2
Lt. Mark BarrettLt. Mark Barrett
The caskets of Major (MAJ) Arthur G. Bonifas and First Lieutenant (1LT) Mark T. Barrett are placed in vans by a US Army military police honor guard. The officers were attacked and k - DPLA - cf63999b94fa5b0a7a4f04ed60a0dfa7The caskets of Major (MAJ) Arthur G. Bonifas and First Lieutenant (1LT) Mark T. Barrett are placed in vans by a US Army military police honor guard. The officers were attacked and k - DPLA - cf63999b94fa5b0a7a4f04ed60a0dfa7
North Korean Axe Murderers at DMZ - 1976North Korean Axe Murderers at DMZ - 1976
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Axe Murder Incident - DiagramAxe Murder Incident - Diagram
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    linkpageThe Operations Room page@Wikidata
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    sitemuseumNorth Korea Peace Museummilitary museumWikidata
    commonsimageIncorrect picture of Lt Barrett Commons
    commonsimageUNC Certificate of Appreciation Commons
    commonsimageAxe Murder Monument 2 Commons
    commonsimageLt. Mark Barrett Commons
    commonsimageThe caskets of Major (MAJ) Arthur G. Bonifas and First Lieutenant (1LT) Mark T. Barrett are placed in vans by a US Army military police honor guard. The officers were attacked and k - DPLA - cf63999b94fa5b0a7a4f04ed60a0dfa7 Commons
    commonsimageNorth Korean Axe Murderers at DMZ - 1976 Commons
    commonsimage판문점 도끼만행사건 관련 미루나무 제거 작업 Commons
    commonsimageAxe Murder Incident - Diagram Commons
    commonsimage판문점 도끼만행사건 규탄 시민 궐기대회 Commons
    commonsimageDMZ incident tree Commons