Camp Liberty Bell

Camp Liberty Bell was a strategic location within the Korean DMZ which, during its existence, was America's northernmost command location in South Korea.

[1] In August 1976, North Korean troops attacked the camp causing several casualties.

[2] Liberty Bell was home to Company A, 1/9th Infantry Regiment (Manchus), which patrolled the DMZ and the American-controlled section of the southern boundary.

In April of 1987 this unit was redesignated as Company A, 1/506th Infantry Regiment (Currahees).

[1] Then-president Ronald Reagan visited the Camp in November 1983 when he was the first president to visit the DMZ.