Camp Bonifas is the US Army post closest to the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or more accurately, closest to the Joint Security Area and Panmunjeom. Camp Bonifas is home to the United Nations Command Special Security Battalion, which pulls guard duty in the DMZ, and also in the JSA. The guards also conduct special tours of the JSA. The camp has a gift shop which sells DMZ and JSA related souvenirs. Map of the Korean DMZ. The DMZ is given in red. ... This article is about the actual Joint Security Area. ... Panmunjeom (PanmunjÅm) in Gyeonggi province is a village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War was signed. ... The United Nations Command (Korea) is the unified command structure for the multinational military forces supporting the Republic of Korea (South Korea or ROK) during and after the Korean War. ...
The par 3, 1 hole golf "course" at Camp Bonifas has been called the most dangerous in the world.
The camp is named in honor of US Army Captain Arthur Bonifas who was killed by North Korean Soldiers in what has become known as the Axe Murder Incident. Bonifas was posthumously promoted to Major. The tree that was the object of the 1976 Axe Murder Incident (Photo 1984). ...
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