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U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission secretariat, points out features of the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter during a visit to the border village of Panmunjom, July 26, 2012.

U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission secretariat, points out features of the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter during a visit to the border village of Panmunjom, July 26, 2012.

U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission secretariat, points out features of the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter during a visit to the border village of Panmunjom, July 26, 2012.

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