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A 21-year-old with a will: The life of a ROK ranger at the DMZ

For the elite rangers at the inter-Korean border, if the mines don't get you the cold will

Last August two South Korean non-commissioned officers stepped on what was, presumably, a North Korean mine and were gravely injured.

Before that, former South Korean DMZ ranger Shin Yong-tae of the 22nd Infantry came to understand the fear of mines at the DMZ.

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