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The day began simply enough, with Captain Arthur Bonifas and Lieutenant Mark Barrett going on what seemed to be the most boring mission of their careers. They would lead a work detail of American and Korean soldiers on a task that seemed, on the face of it at least, to be something so routine, it wouldn’t even be interesting enough to write home about. In fact, the mission revolved around gardening, a hobby so mundane it’s more closely associated with retirees than soldiers. Little did anyone know that by the end of the day, both Bonifas and Barrett would be dead, hacked to death by an unexpected enemy. Who was responsible for this butchery? Was it one of their own men, or someone else?
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https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/korean-axe-murder-incident.html
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-08/dmz-a-deadly-strip-of-land-between-koreas/103271906
http://www.tourdmz.com/rb/?r=eng&c=238/293/298
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/16/north-korea-kim-jong-il-birthday
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49394758
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I wouldn't believe what the US says
Imagine being carried in a womb for 9 months. Growing up into an adult, to be killed over a tree in a country that isn’t even yours lol, what a silly death
Are murderer I ain't nervous heard of ya
How WW3 almost started over a tree
Well idiots, all of them, imagine nearly started a war over a tree
The why they plan this mission is over the top …….. it’s merica everything there is over the top
As a South Korean, I will never forget the sacrifices of Captain Bonifas and Lieutenant Barrett.
Very hard to believe…
This when some girl axe you couse you break up
all this over a tree REALLY?
What, the U.S. army could not afford chain saws the first time?
The North Koreans are poor poor liars
The us would do the same
World war three might be on the horizon Russia and Ukraine
Why were they cutting that particular tree after continuous warning. So stupid
I like how in both fat electrician and simple history that bull dog was never mentioned ever again
One thing I have learned from this story is that men are just grown-up boys.
I've seen the real video… Man what a mess , old and barely can see whats happensng . Thanks for making this video 👏🏻👏🏻
The "Dear Leader" might have apologized. However, the axe used to murder Capitan Bonifas is in an N. Korean Museum. That does not equate to sorry.
Most expensive cutting tree cost in the world
Maximum tolerance thooooo there's no matyrs these days who offer his life for nothing to do.
Feels like you are just watching Fat Electrician videos and stealing content, at this point…
Art the clown: I did that
Edit: it's just for laughs lol
I’m just here to read the comments! This is better than a comedy show.
Real people getting hacked to death like the Hinterfendick Farmhouse killings in Germany during the 1800’s or that Jack Da Ripper whose real identity was Aaron Kosminski a Polish immigrant from the former Polish Lithuanian confederation enclave of Western Ukraine as it is known today, these remarks show how normal persons deal with insanity like Jack the Ripper, with comedic rhetoric.
its all bec of a tree
They did this same thing crazy how history can repeat it self [edit they did this a few years ago]
I was in the US Army, in South Korea, when this happened. We were confined to base, working extended shifts. It really did come close to war. It was not long until I was supposed to be going back stateside, and I was allowed to make a MARS call home. Before the radio connection was made I was told, "If anyone asks what is happening, just say everything's fine." That's when it got scary.
This happened, because the U.S government are cowards, and traitors.
Kylo Ren be like 👀: MORE MORE!!
The novel, "Bridge of No Return" was based on this incident.
Awesome summary, if you want a longer more detailed account of WW Tree Count Dankula has one on his Absolute Mad Lads series
Anyone else getting AoE2 flashbacks refresh the lumber camps when they hear that chopping sound?
I first heard this story in SK by a crusty old Sgt Maj. The North has crazy people in charge of their country.
Team 🇰🇵
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North Korea, FAFO.
I am guessing Kim Il Sung did not really plant that tree, but the North Koreans protected it and made up that story because the tree was useful in its view-obstructing value. I remember reading the Bonifas story in Rick Atkinson's book The Long Gray Line.
North Koreans wanted to provoke a fight, but they want the other side to be blamed for starting it.
Typical bullying behavior
I'm willing to bet the reason why they didn't want the tree chopped was so they couldn't see whatever it was they were doing on the other side.
5:11 lol the north koreans ready to do karate
Omfg, the operation name!!!! Perfect!!!
The fat electrician did a episode on this
Remeber to be grateful in life.
Hope they learned to not randomly chop stuff down, cuz to me they should’ve got consent before chopping
Good video!! Was stationed in South Korea while in US Army from 1992-1993, A Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Castle, which is about a dozen or so miles south of the "D" (DMZ). My company took a tour of the UN area, and we were shown the axe murder area. When we visited there was a plaque dedicated to the 2 American soldiers killed and just a stump about ankle high was still in place. Also, part of the tour was going up to Propaganda Village and seeing the rather gy-normous North Korean flag flying above the village. Of course, there was a rather gy-normous South Korean flag opposite as well. Later on, we would go to Warrior Base for gunnery and listen to North Korean propaganda being played over loudspeakers across the border for a week and occasionally find leaflets littered around the area. Oh, the memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I swear Nick covered this in one of his episodes…