Guard Post Ouellette is a place full of history. US presidents, Congressmen and Senators, along with foreign dignataries have visited the GP for a view of North Korea and to maybe catch a glimpse of the elusive "DMZ Tiger". Of historical importance, PFC Joseph White walked into North Korea from GP Ouellette.
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By: killslowly
It has been said that White was teaching English at a NOKO College but he drowned in a River a couple of years later.
SFC Jenkins RET, I was a 21 year old Corporal Jenkins when this happened. A Co 1/9 Infantry, 1st Platoon 1st squad A team leader. I was promoted to SGT Jenkins July 1981
I remember both incidents I was in that Patrol June 22, 1981. I was about 12 to 15 meters when SSG Smiley stepped on the line mine. We were fortunate that we escaped the mine field with 1 WIA and no KIA/s that day. I recall the other incident too from this post “1981 Lt Wickham A Co 1/9th Inf. Camp Liberty Bell. Adjacent DMZ, minefields everywhere. June 1981 I watched one of Squad Leaders lose his leg on landmine 30 feet away. In August 81 two of BN soldiers left NCO club drunk walked into minefied. One died the other wounded exracted by helicopter.”