Word: imjin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Death in the Reeds. Instead of retreating to their own lines, the North Korean quartet pushed on south, passing safely through the 2,000 yards of the demilitarized zone, crossing the Imjin River, and entering a grassy bottomland bordered by reeds the height of a man. Here they were spotted by a farm boy, who raced to notify South Korean military police. Joined by a detail of U.S. troops, the police challenged the invaders, who opened fire, killing Corporal George Larion, 24, of Davison, Mich., and a South Korean policeman...