A bullet from an M-16 rifle does not discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. If American soldiers are fired upon, be it male or female, they will get returned fire. Plain and simple.

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" If American soldiers are fired upon, be it male or female, they will get returned fire."


(Studio) 30 North Korean soldiers kill 2 American officers and injure 4 Americans and 5 South Koreans in incident at Korea DMZ.
(DC) Americans angry, but no military reprisal planned; incident thought to be provocation to back up North Korean claim United States is plotting new Korean war.

" If American soldiers are fired upon, be it male or female, they will get returned fire"


•     April 1970: Three North Korean infiltrators were killed and five South Korean soldiers wounded at an encounter in Kumchon, Gyeonggi-do.
•     November 20, 1974: The first of what would be a series of North Korean infiltration tunnels under the DMZ was discovered. The joint ROK-U.S. investigation team tripped a North Korean booby-trap, killing one American and wounding 6 others.
•     March 1975: The second North Korean infiltration tunnel was discovered.
•     June 1976: Three North Korean infiltrators and six South Korean soldiers were killed in the eastern sector south of the DMZ. Another six South Korean soldiers were injured.
•     August 18, 1976: The Axe Murder Incident resulted in the death of two U.S. soldiers and injuries to another four U.S. soldiers and five South Korean soldiers. The incident may not be technically considered an "infiltration" however, as it took place in a neutral zone of the Joint Security Area.
•     July 14, 1977: An American CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down after straying into the north over the DMZ. Three airmen were killed and one was briefly held prisoner (this was the sixth such incident since the armistice was signed)[13]
•     October 1978: The third North Korean infiltration tunnel was discovered.
•     October 1979: Three North Korean agents attempting to infiltrate the eastern sector of the DMZ were intercepted, killing one of the agents.
•     December 6, 1979: US patrol in the DMZ accidentally crosses the MDL into a North Korean minefield. One US soldier is killed and four were injured.[14]
•     March 1980: Three North Korean infiltrators were killed attempting to enter the south across the estuary of the Han River.
•     March 1981: Three North Korean infiltrators spotted at Kumhwa, Gangwon-do, with one being killed.
•     July 1981: Three North Korean infiltrators were killed in the upper stream of Imjin River.
•     May 1982: Two North Korean infiltrators were spotted on the east coast, with one being killed.
•     March 1990: The fourth North Korean infiltration tunnel was discovered, in what may be a total of 17 tunnels in all.
•     May 1992: Three North Korean infiltrators dressed in South Korean uniforms were killed at Cheorwon, Gangwon-do. Three South Koreans were also wounded.
•     December 17, 1994: An American OH-58A+ Kiowa helicopter crosses 10 km into North Korean territory and is shot down.[14]
•     October 1995: Two North Korean infiltrators were intercepted at Imjin River. One was killed, while the other escaped.
•     April 1996: Several hundred North Korean armed troops enter the Joint Security Area and elsewhere on three occasions, in violation of the Korean armistice agreement.
•     May 1996: Seven North Korean soldiers crossed the DMZ, but withdrew when fired upon by South Korean troops.
•     April 1997: Five North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line's in the Cheorwon sector and fired at South Korean positions.
•     July 16, 1997: Fourteen North Korean soldiers crossed the MDL, causing a half-hour exchange of heavy gunfire.[15]
•     October 26, 2000: Two US aircraft observing a ROK army military exercise accidentally cross over the DMZ.[14]
•     June 29, 2002: A naval gunfight in the Yellow Sea caused one South Korean speedboat to catch fire and sink. A North Korean vessel also caught fire and is believed to have been destroyed in the battle.[16]
•     May 26, 2006: Two North Korean soldiers entered the DMZ and crossed into South Korea. They returned after South Korean soldiers fired warning shots.
•     October 7, 2006: South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after five North Korean soldiers crossed briefly into their side of the border.
•     October 27, 2009: A South Korean pig farmer, who was wanted for assault, cut a hole in the DMZ fence and defected to North Korea.[17]
•     October 29, 2010: Two shots were fired from North Korea toward a South Korean post near Hwacheon and South Korean troops fired three shots in return.[18]
•     October 6, 2012: An 18 year old North Korean Army private defected to South Korea. He was apparently not detected as he crossed the DMZ and had to knock on an ROK barracks door to draw attention to himself. The soldier later told investigators that he had defected after killing two of his superiors.[19][20]