Gogseon-dong Defense Association Holds Security Tour During National Memorial Month

The Gogseon-dong Defense Association in Suwon (Chairman Song Man-seop) conducted a tour with 35 members on May 30 to the Third Tunnel DMZ Experience Center, Unification Observatory, and surrounding areas at Imjingak, located in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

The tour was organized to mark June, the National Memorial Month, to promote proper understanding of national security consciousness among defense association members through recent years' security crises including the First and Second Yeonpyeong Naval Battles and the Cheonan warship attack incident, and to strengthen patriotism and a solid national identity.

Members ascended Odu Mountain Unification Observatory and gazed at North Korean territory appearing within reach, toured the photo exhibition of the Yeonpyeong bombardment provocation incident displayed in the exhibition hall and an experience center featuring a model of North Korean life, and finally visited the unification prayer room where they wrote messages of hope for reunification.

Moving to the Third Tunnel, they traveled through an extremely long tunnel by monorail, personally experiencing the reality of national division.

Chairman Song Man-seop of the Gogseon-dong Defense Association said, "Through last year's Cheonan visit and this year's Imjingak security tour, I hope members will reaffirm the identity of the defense association amid the reality of national division and enhance our security awareness," and added, "We will continue to conduct annual security tours to establish the foundation for patriotism."