North Korea's mad bulldog Pak Chol was killed by South Korean special forces 8 years later. South Korean airborne troops successfully retaliated for the US soldier who was killed with an axe.
@@BOAYang This is not completely true. Pak Chul was killed in 1984 during a russian defector incident. Pak Chul was VERY infamous and everyone knew who he was and what he did in the DMZ at that point as a trouble maker. Pak led the charge across the DMZ chasing the russian defector and had a close encounter with a M203 grenade launcher...and that was the end of him
I was in the US Army, in South Korea, when this happened. We were confined to base, working extended shifts. It really did come close to war. It was not long until I was supposed to be going back stateside, and I was allowed to make a MARS call home. Before the radio connection was made I was told, "If anyone asks what is happening, just say everything's fine." That's when it got scary.
@@harcomou8395 I was at Camp Humphries, in the Army Security Agency. My MOS was 98G2LKP and I was a Korean linguist trained at the Presidio of Monterey. We did radio work. My main regret of being over ther in 1976 was that I missed all the Bicenntenial hoopla back home. Thanks for your kind reply.
There are sacred things that are worldly things we see everyday, the fact the south koreans just ignored the warnings of the north koreans was considered some sort of challenge, and i dislike the north korean government.
this is one of the most bizarre stories I've ever seen. The first time I saw a story like this was from Countryball comic strip summarizing this conflict but never explained what happened after the murders.
North Korea's mad bulldog Pak Chol was killed by South Korean special forces two years later. South Korean airborne troops successfully retaliated for the US soldier who was killed with an axe.
@@Messametti Yea. I mean come on. They killed a guy and beat a bunch of other people over pruning a tree. Anyone who honestly thinks this was too much force is either stupid, evil, or weak.
The North Korean officer who led the axe murder incident was eliminated by the South Korean military two years later. At that time, the South Korean leader mobilized 60 South Korean airborne troops to destroy two North Korean outposts, and the United States was furious that this increased the risk of war. However, the South Korean military retaliated and killed the North Korean officer two years later. After that, North Korea's Kim Il-sung issued his first apology to the South Korean government.
This is not completely true. Pak Chul was killed in 1984 during a russian defector incident. Pak Chul was VERY infamous and everyone knew who he was and what he did in the DMZ at that point as a trouble maker. Pak led the charge across the DMZ chasing the russian defector and had a close encounter with a M203 grenade launcher...and that was the end of him
@@Zippism You are right. In 1984, eight years after that incident, Pak Chol of North Korea was killed. The two years I mentioned were a mistake with another incident. Thank you.
To me, I always thought it was oh so convenient that a tree that helped mask the NK portion of the DMZ just “happened” to be a tree planted by their most revered leader. Like “Oh was it now?” 😑
Well yes of course our Great, Noble, and Glorious All-Seeing God-Emperor Kim Il Sung/Jong Ul/Jong Un planted that sacred (and suspiciously very specific, individual) heavenly tree! Typical brainwashed imperialist Yankee drone slaves would believe that it was “natural”.
the Americans were verry considerate and didn't want to disobey various treaties as no standing army was allowed in the dmz so they brought their army over the dmz.
That response and origin of the story was stupid AF. They could have just talk to Northerners after first attempt to cut tree, gently excavate and sent tree to North.
When I was a commander in Korea, I would send my new soldiers up to the DMZ to get a feel for it, I also showed them the video of the murders and reminded them that we should not assume just because we have no interest or desire to “shoot first” that those other guys are thinking like are. It was a really good thing that I had a set of PinPoint orders for a specific unit, because when I in-processed, no sooner had I walked thru the door, at 6’2”+ I heard a major say “There is the next guy in line for that commander job up in the “Joint Security Area” where one of the only qualifications is that you are 6 feet tall or or taller! It is no joke up there.
I wouldn't classify arboriculture "gardening"... Tree work is very different comparatively but I'm getting hung up on technicalities. Absolutely love watching these videos and learning more interesting details I never learned in school about war history!
Good point! Arboriculture does have its own unique set of skills and knowledge. Glad you're enjoying the videos! It’s always fascinating to learn the lesser-known details of history.
The tree had view-obstructing value. I am guessing Kim Il Sung did not really plant it, but when the North Koreans noticed its view-obstructing value, it became a sacred Kim Il Sung tree.
I am guessing Kim Il Sung did not really plant that tree, but the North Koreans protected it and made up that story because the tree was useful in its view-obstructing value. I remember reading the Bonifas story in Rick Atkinson's book The Long Gray Line.
This incident surprise me. I thought they are going to war because of "Axe Murder Incident" i am glad they didn't declare war on each other just because of one tree.
Awesome summary, if you want a longer more detailed account of WW Tree Count Dankula has one on his Absolute Mad Lads series Anyone else getting AoE2 flashbacks refresh the lumber camps when they hear that chopping sound?
1976 Korean axe murder incident On August 18, 1976, North Korean soldiers killed two United States Army officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and First Lieutenant Mark Barrett, in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The officers were part of a work party cutting down a poplar tree in the Joint Security Area (JSA). The incident is also known as the hatchet incident, the poplar tree incident, and the tree trimming incident. Arthur Bonifas and Mark Barrett, U.S. Army soldiers, were killed in the Korean Demilitarized Zone by North Korean forces by their own axes they were using to trim trees in what was called the Korean axe murder incident.
Crazy to think how close we came to something so huge over an incident like this! History is full of these intense moments that could've changed everything
The Korean word '경무' written on the armbands of North Korean soldiers are strange. They are words that are difficult for Koreans to understand what they mean.
The North Korean officer who was the key figure in this incident, Pak Chol, was killed by South Korean airborne troops two years later. South Korean troops retaliated.
The animation when they're planning and the one guy is like "What are we gonna do about the tree?? It's sacred to them!" And then the other dude just leans over and slaps it down like "Man F#@$ THEIR TREE.." lmao how I like to imagine it happened.
Thank you for explaining this, but the fat electrician did it very well when he did his video on Operation Paul Bunyan. Operation Paul Bunyan was basically the axe murder incident in the Korean DMZ.
Imagine being carried in a womb for 9 months. Growing up into an adult, to be killed over a tree in a country that isn’t even yours lol, what a silly death
I get what you're saying! It’s interesting how symbols, like a tree, can hold so much meaning in these situations. It really highlights the deep emotions and tensions involved.
Its very similar, though to a lesser extent on the south china sea (west Philippine sea); particularly on Philippine supply missions on their Outpost the BRP Sierra Madre. Just this year Chinese Coast Guard attacked Filipino troops with axes, spears, knives basically any kinds of melee weapons, trying to disrupt resupply of the tiny Filipino garrison on a rusty WWII ship sat aground on Philippine held terriory. One small misunderstanding and it can easily turn into an ugly altercation. If one Filipino die on a similar fashion the North Koreans butchered those 2 American officers. It's possible that the next resupply operations will end up like that on the video. And no one wanted to start a war over a rusty old vessel in the middle of nowhere.
Good video!! Was stationed in South Korea while in US Army from 1992-1993, A Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Castle, which is about a dozen or so miles south of the "D" (DMZ). My company took a tour of the UN area, and we were shown the axe murder area. When we visited there was a plaque dedicated to the 2 American soldiers killed and just a stump about ankle high was still in place. Also, part of the tour was going up to Propaganda Village and seeing the rather gy-normous North Korean flag flying above the village. Of course, there was a rather gy-normous South Korean flag opposite as well. Later on, we would go to Warrior Base for gunnery and listen to North Korean propaganda being played over loudspeakers across the border for a week and occasionally find leaflets littered around the area. Oh, the memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saint Boniface a monk and missionary of statuesce stature when coming upon locals partaking in Wintet Paganry, the forceful offering of a child's blood sacrifice to an oak tree became enraged and kicked down the large deciduine with a single kick. After being informed that the act was to ensure the trees leaves grew back. He *_suggested_* that confifers and evergreens be planted. Thus is where we get christmas tree from. Funny the name comes up again.
If you've been to North Korea chime in here. ( 2nd ID bussed me to Panmunjom JSA and let me stroll over the border...safely inside the meeting house. We also got see the Bridge of No Return and massacre site)
Its honestly is comical how grade school bully ish the North Koreans acted here. Made some outlandish and unnecessary claim about their supreme leader planting the tree, and then we’re only brave enough to attack when they had overwhelming numbers. But once overwhelming force was thrown back at them, they cowered and apologized like a meek little lamb.
North Korea's mad bulldog Pak Chol was killed by South Korean special forces 8 years later. South Korean airborne troops successfully retaliated for the US soldier who was killed with an axe.
How they kill dude?
@@BOAYang This is not completely true. Pak Chul was killed in 1984 during a russian defector incident. Pak Chul was VERY infamous and everyone knew who he was and what he did in the DMZ at that point as a trouble maker. Pak led the charge across the DMZ chasing the russian defector and had a close encounter with a M203 grenade launcher...and that was the end of him
@@bigcraig79 And nothing of value was lost
@@BOAYang At that time, North Korea's hereditary system was changing. It was done by Kim Jong-il, the son of Kim Il-sung.
@@bigcraig79 Old case, I made a mistake with another case. It was 1984, 8 years later, not 2 years later. Thank you.
I was mentioning this incident to my son. Warfighters must always be prepared and TRUST NO ONE.
Thank you for sharing.
protect yourself at all time. Never turn your back
World War Tree. 😂
TRUE!
Damn, you beat me to it!
I'm laughing at the idea that they almost went to war over a tree.
What are you, Irish? haha
Yeah it really is.
I was in the US Army, in South Korea, when this happened. We were confined to base, working extended shifts. It really did come close to war. It was not long until I was supposed to be going back stateside, and I was allowed to make a MARS call home. Before the radio connection was made I was told, "If anyone asks what is happening, just say everything's fine." That's when it got scary.
Yes, of course, and I am a veteran of the First World War.
@@enriqueespinosa5828 Why do you think I am not telling the truth? You should be banned.
@@deniseeulert2503I guess he is frustrated over how unimportant he is. Thank you for your service. What unit were you in ?
@@harcomou8395 I was at Camp Humphries, in the Army Security Agency. My MOS was 98G2LKP and I was a Korean linguist trained at the Presidio of Monterey. We did radio work. My main regret of being over ther in 1976 was that I missed all the Bicenntenial hoopla back home. Thanks for your kind reply.
Thank you for your service
I remember this incident very well as a member of a rifle company in the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Hovey, Korea
Thank you for your service from Korea!
Getting mad over a tree and killing over it is some Elven logic lol
Damn! I haven’t seen much hostile discourse over a simple thing since the time The US and Great Britain almost went to war over a pig.
Well with times now and also the history of the North and South Korea really having conflict even after the War it really isn't surprising.
Lmao and then the American civil war happened 😂@chrislaurent1137
There are sacred things that are worldly things we see everyday, the fact the south koreans just ignored the warnings of the north koreans was considered some sort of challenge, and i dislike the north korean government.
Not5 Korea respects their leaders ALOT that’s why if It wasn’t planted by that other leader of north Korea they probably would’ve just went “meh idc”
this is one of the most bizarre stories I've ever seen. The first time I saw a story like this was from Countryball comic strip summarizing this conflict but never explained what happened after the murders.
North Korea's mad bulldog Pak Chol was killed by South Korean special forces two years later. South Korean airborne troops successfully retaliated for the US soldier who was killed with an axe.
@ateocara3683 they managed to assassinate him in North Korea?
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Did you hear about when the Kim Jon Un father kid knaped two south Korean movie stars in order to make movies..........
Oh yea and there are NK soilders in Ukraine now......NK always behaves like this. You didn't know 😂
a certain Blue Jay once says, "To give'em a little back up"
I was the first to post that bird
North Korea said the US couldn't have anyone on the ground. They never mentioned the air or sea.
Yep that's why they lost their minds when they saw all the back up that arrived.
The US believes in "proportional" response
That was proportional.
It worked fine, getting even an apology from the dictator shows that overwhelming force is the only thing they understand.
@@Messametti Yea. I mean come on. They killed a guy and beat a bunch of other people over pruning a tree. Anyone who honestly thinks this was too much force is either stupid, evil, or weak.
The North Korean officer who led the axe murder incident was eliminated by the South Korean military two years later. At that time, the South Korean leader mobilized 60 South Korean airborne troops to destroy two North Korean outposts, and the United States was furious that this increased the risk of war. However, the South Korean military retaliated and killed the North Korean officer two years later. After that, North Korea's Kim Il-sung issued his first apology to the South Korean government.
This is not completely true. Pak Chul was killed in 1984 during a russian defector incident. Pak Chul was VERY infamous and everyone knew who he was and what he did in the DMZ at that point as a trouble maker. Pak led the charge across the DMZ chasing the russian defector and had a close encounter with a M203 grenade launcher...and that was the end of him
@@Zippism You are right. In 1984, eight years after that incident, Pak Chol of North Korea was killed. The two years I mentioned were a mistake with another incident. Thank you.
To me, I always thought it was oh so convenient that a tree that helped mask the NK portion of the DMZ just “happened” to be a tree planted by their most revered leader. Like “Oh was it now?” 😑
Well yes of course our Great, Noble, and Glorious All-Seeing God-Emperor Kim Il Sung/Jong Ul/Jong Un planted that sacred (and suspiciously very specific, individual) heavenly tree! Typical brainwashed imperialist Yankee drone slaves would believe that it was “natural”.
And according to the Fat Electrician, our response was "Proportional".
As do I :)
of coarse America has to do everything "Proportional"
There is a difference between “dominance” and “superiority”. USA and SK checked the “superiority” box that day.
RIP
Arthur G. Bonifas
(1943-1976)
and
Mark T. Barrett
(1951-1976)
And the South Koreans who died as well. RIP
the Americans were verry considerate and didn't want to disobey various treaties as no standing army was allowed in the dmz so they brought their army over the dmz.
This history video has never made me more proud to be an arborist in my life.
US respounds later would be a definition of "exert dominance"
Lmao the South Korean/American response was hilarious 😂 They really wanted to show how serious they were about taking down that tree.
Lol, totally! The response definitely shows how committed they were to the mission. Sometimes these historical events seem almost unreal!
That response and origin of the story was stupid AF. They could have just talk to Northerners after first attempt to cut tree, gently excavate and sent tree to North.
That couldve started World War Tree, get it?
Stolen comment son of a
@LemonHead-sq5ws idk if I stole a comment since it just came up to my head, but I think someone made it before or after me idk
"World War Tree" lmao
If this isn’t an act of war, I don’t know what is.
When I was a commander in Korea, I would send my new soldiers up to the DMZ to get a feel for it, I also showed them the video of the murders and reminded them that we should not assume just because we have no interest or desire to “shoot first” that those other guys are thinking like are. It was a really good thing that I had a set of PinPoint orders for a specific unit, because when I in-processed, no sooner had I walked thru the door, at 6’2”+ I heard a major say “There is the next guy in line for that commander job up in the “Joint Security Area” where one of the only qualifications is that you are 6 feet tall or or taller! It is no joke up there.
I wouldn't classify arboriculture "gardening"... Tree work is very different comparatively but I'm getting hung up on technicalities.
Absolutely love watching these videos and learning more interesting details I never learned in school about war history!
Good point! Arboriculture does have its own unique set of skills and knowledge. Glad you're enjoying the videos! It’s always fascinating to learn the lesser-known details of history.
Great video simple history
This definitely should be a movie!
I agree.
Nearly starting a war over a tree? The North Koreans can be totally nuts all for something stupid.
It probably wasn’t truly about the tree.
@@princessmarlena1359 I think so too.
You didn't even watch the first part of the video right
The tree had view-obstructing value. I am guessing Kim Il Sung did not really plant it, but when the North Koreans noticed its view-obstructing value, it became a sacred Kim Il Sung tree.
@ I did. And the North Koreans nearly started a war believing that tree was planted by the first Kim Il-sung.
판문점 도끼 만행사건
5:45 I don't think this was about the poplar tree anymore.
It’s not about a tree. It’s about sending a message.
@@karlmorgan8580That was no message
I am guessing Kim Il Sung did not really plant that tree, but the North Koreans protected it and made up that story because the tree was useful in its view-obstructing value. I remember reading the Bonifas story in Rick Atkinson's book The Long Gray Line.
This incident surprise me. I thought they are going to war because of "Axe Murder Incident" i am glad they didn't declare war on each other just because of one tree.
Rise of nations
If they went to war, it would not have been over the tree but for the lives that were unjustly taken.
@@TheBICBOIChannelstill kinda stupid they done it over a tree instead of an abduction on a filmmaker and an actress
somehow this gives me a recall a part from blue Jay's video, to give them a little back up
Awesome summary, if you want a longer more detailed account of WW Tree Count Dankula has one on his Absolute Mad Lads series
Anyone else getting AoE2 flashbacks refresh the lumber camps when they hear that chopping sound?
Before tourism closed to Panmumjom you could briefly pass the axe murder incident site right in the Joint Security Area of the DMZ
1976 Korean axe murder incident
On August 18, 1976, North Korean soldiers killed two United States Army officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and First Lieutenant Mark Barrett, in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The officers were part of a work party cutting down a poplar tree in the Joint Security Area (JSA). The incident is also known as the hatchet incident, the poplar tree incident, and the tree trimming incident.
Arthur Bonifas and Mark Barrett, U.S. Army soldiers, were killed in the Korean Demilitarized Zone by North Korean forces by their own axes they were using to trim trees in what was called the Korean axe murder incident.
Wow you really watched that video bro 😂
Crazy to think how close we came to something so huge over an incident like this! History is full of these intense moments that could've changed everything
The Korean word '경무' written on the armbands of North Korean soldiers are strange. They are words that are difficult for Koreans to understand what they mean.
북한에서는 헌병대를 "경무부", 헌병을 "경무원" 으로 쓰이는데.. 아마도 세글자 단어라 한글자는 가려진 각도라고 생각하심이.. 구글에 경무원 검색하면 조선인민해군 붉은색 경무원 완장찬 사진에도 마지막 글자 "원" 자는 잘 안보여요..
The americans and south korean could have avenged the tree trimmers death, but they didn't.
The South Koreans did
The North Korean officer who was the key figure in this incident, Pak Chol, was killed by South Korean airborne troops two years later. South Korean troops retaliated.
@@MumboJumboZXCnah they didn't
@@ateocara3683that is propaganda. He was killed by a russian defector in 1984
@@shayaldwarka7907 자꾸 왜 선전이라고하냐? 미군한테 총맞아 죽은게 밝혀진게 언젠데 대체 어디서 가짜뉴스보고 이러는거야?
Did you make video about the brawl between Indian and Chinese troops?
Good video.
Who is this "fat electrician" people are talking about in the comments? Am I the only one lost here?
He's a TH-camr, the channel is "The Fat Electrician." Great channel, lots of fun.
Military history TH-camr with about 1 million subs.
A fairly popular Military History TH-camr that is highly recommended, especially for His witty yet informative style
삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.
I’m sure that no tree has ever or will never cost this much to cut down again
Im Korean(South Korea) thank you service for my country from USA
Well, this is interesting
I've seen the real video... Man what a mess , old and barely can see whats happensng . Thanks for making this video 👏🏻👏🏻
Asking close air support for falling a tree is the most American thing I have heard for a while.
Dang all over a tree
The animation when they're planning and the one guy is like "What are we gonna do about the tree?? It's sacred to them!" And then the other dude just leans over and slaps it down like "Man F#@$ THEIR TREE.." lmao how I like to imagine it happened.
Thank you for explaining this, but the fat electrician did it very well when he did his video on Operation Paul Bunyan. Operation Paul Bunyan was basically the axe murder incident in the Korean DMZ.
And the US response...
"Finish the job left unfinished."
The novel, "Bridge of No Return" was based on this incident.
I heard that part of the tree became a swagger stick for a camp head or something on the SK side.
It did but I think it's in a museum now.
Bluejay 💙
Dang, SK really pulled the Freedom card.
So in short the tree got cut……”either you cut it or I cut it” 😉
If I remember correctly this dude got hit with a grenade launcher at the end lol.
Imagine being carried in a womb for 9 months. Growing up into an adult, to be killed over a tree in a country that isn’t even yours lol, what a silly death
The way they avenge those 2 is wild
@ what they cut down at tree? And flew a few aeroplanes about and pointed some guns? Wowaweewa they sure showed them
@@tungtvann1 and got a freaking air craft carrier and got a grenade launcher and deployed some South Korean Special forces 🤣
@@tungtvann1 special forces units*
Sounds like the North Koreans won the cost benefit equation. Cost them a swing of an axe and an apology for taking a life
Omfg, the operation name!!!! Perfect!!!
The skuttlebut about that tree.
It wasn’t chainsaws, they used detonation cord and blew the tree into toothpicks…
한국 어와 북한어가 있어서너무 좋아요!!!😊😊
“The tree was planted by Kim Il Sung” translates into “I know you want or need to cut or prune the tree but I’m a petty POS and I want to be petty.”
I get what you're saying! It’s interesting how symbols, like a tree, can hold so much meaning in these situations. It really highlights the deep emotions and tensions involved.
I wouldn't believe what the US says
Barrett? As a gun or a person? They are the same!😂
Its very similar, though to a lesser extent on the south china sea (west Philippine sea); particularly on Philippine supply missions on their Outpost the BRP Sierra Madre. Just this year Chinese Coast Guard attacked Filipino troops with axes, spears, knives basically any kinds of melee weapons, trying to disrupt resupply of the tiny Filipino garrison on a rusty WWII ship sat aground on Philippine held terriory. One small misunderstanding and it can easily turn into an ugly altercation. If one Filipino die on a similar fashion the North Koreans butchered those 2 American officers. It's possible that the next resupply operations will end up like that on the video. And no one wanted to start a war over a rusty old vessel in the middle of nowhere.
Overkill: yes
This is why DMZ guards are armed
@plainlydifficult How many people is needed to cutdown a tree
How much backforce does claymores even have once detonated? Thats wild about the south koreans strapping claymores on their chest
Aiden from Katie's verse
Back when we had balls
Good video!! Was stationed in South Korea while in US Army from 1992-1993, A Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Castle, which is about a dozen or so miles south of the "D" (DMZ). My company took a tour of the UN area, and we were shown the axe murder area. When we visited there was a plaque dedicated to the 2 American soldiers killed and just a stump about ankle high was still in place. Also, part of the tour was going up to Propaganda Village and seeing the rather gy-normous North Korean flag flying above the village. Of course, there was a rather gy-normous South Korean flag opposite as well. Later on, we would go to Warrior Base for gunnery and listen to North Korean propaganda being played over loudspeakers across the border for a week and occasionally find leaflets littered around the area. Oh, the memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NK felt the tree was significant but that wasn't a poplar opinion.
Hardy har
Hey cut that punning down. We did not ax for that.
How big could this tree actually be if it was planted by someone still alive? Tree growth is notoriously slow.
Dude, all that firepower for a single tree
Cold war era Korea is cold...
RIP soilders
😂😂😂 I still can not believe this was all because of a tree
Flexing your military power to your enemy just to cut a tree is absolutely insane
I swear Nick covered this in one of his episodes…
Thought I was watching a That Chapter video for a second with that world war tree comment
The lorax is disapointed 😔😔😔
N. Korea: USE THE AXE, NOT CHAINSAW
USA: Fine… just stop killing us with axes
An axe-sident :P
Seems even gardening is dangerous on the DMZ too.
Saint Boniface a monk and missionary of statuesce stature when coming upon locals partaking in Wintet Paganry, the forceful offering of a child's blood sacrifice to an oak tree became enraged and kicked down the large deciduine with a single kick. After being informed that the act was to ensure the trees leaves grew back. He *_suggested_* that confifers and evergreens be planted. Thus is where we get christmas tree from.
Funny the name comes up again.
I like how in both fat electrician and simple history that bull dog was never mentioned ever again
🪨 “I just out a ROCK in your cruddy country!”
“That rock belongs in ‘CRUD KOREA’! Nnnngh!” **tries and fails to lift rock**
If you've been to North Korea chime in here.
( 2nd ID bussed me to Panmunjom JSA and let me stroll over the border...safely inside the meeting house. We also got see the Bridge of No Return and massacre site)
Day 1 of asking simple history to make a video about the famous P51 Mustang
Very hard to believe…
6:00 A US version of an "appropriate" response.
DMZ Axe Murder sounds like a case where a Techno DJ went crazy, or the name of a crazy Techno MC...
2:21 “world war tree”😂😂
Is this a simpson reference ?
🍋 of Troy
Its honestly is comical how grade school bully ish the North Koreans acted here. Made some outlandish and unnecessary claim about their supreme leader planting the tree, and then we’re only brave enough to attack when they had overwhelming numbers. But once overwhelming force was thrown back at them, they cowered and apologized like a meek little lamb.
North Korea: Hey! Our leader planted that! FOR THE LEADER!!
One of the axes is on display in a North Korean museum.
I'm willing to bet the reason why they didn't want the tree chopped was so they couldn't see whatever it was they were doing on the other side.
5:11 lol the north koreans ready to do karate
Such an American reaction!!! That sounds like us for damn sure. Lol good ol shock an awe!!!
“Grandpa what started world war 3?”
“……a tree was cut down”