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Ned Forney
@NedForney
Seoul-based writer working on a book about Hungnam Evacuation (aka the Korean War's Dunkirk) & blogging about veterans. Citadel grad. Marine veteran. Educator
Jan 18, 2020 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
On Jan. 17, 1968, thirty-one commandos from North Korea cut through fencing on the #KoreanDMZ and entered South Korea. Their goal was to infiltrate the Blue House (South Korean equivalent of the White House) and execute then-president Park Chung-hee. (pics: the fence today) 1/7 Early on in the mission, they were discovered and reported but somehow managed to evade authorities for days. They were confronted by police on Jan. 21- less than 100 m. from their objective. After an intense firefight, the commandos dispersed (Pic: Blue House). 2/7