Each photo was taken from the other guard post. Radar Site 1 is located on the hill behind Guard Post Collier. NOTE: if anyone has better photos of either of these two guard posts during 1987-1991, please contact Hoyt Bruce Moore, III .

The mission of the 1st Battalion, 506th from April 1987 to September 1991 was to man guard posts, provide quick reaction forces, and patrol the United Nations Command MACHA "B" sector of the DMZ during December through February every year. During the other nine months of the year, the battalion trained and remained ready to relieve the other 2nd Infantry Division battalions that rotated through the DMZ mission in the event of incidents.

In September 1991, the DMZ responsibilities were transferred to the ROK Army, 1st Infantry Division, and the US Army 2nd Infantry Division moved some of their units during this time, including A Company, 1st Battalion, 506th, which was moved south of the Imjin River, but stayed only 2 weeks . . . not even enough time to get set up, before they were moved north, back to Camp Liberty Bell.

In 1992, as part of a Congressional-mandated reduction in US troop strength in Korea, the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division was deactivated, and on 16 August 1992, the 1st Battalion, 506th was re-assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division making the 1st Brigade a Triple Threat Heavy-Light Force.

Then, in March-April 1993, A Company was permanently moved south to Camp Giant, just south of Freedom Bridge over the Imjin River, and Camp Liberty Bell was made a part of Camp Bonifas, base camp for the United Nations Command Security Force -- Joint Security Area (JSA) forces responsible for overwatching Panmunjom. Since A Company, 1st Battalion, 506th was the only company stationed at Camp Giant, the A Company CO was also the Camp Commander. The remainder of the battalion (HHC, B, C, and D Companies) remained at Camp Greaves north of the Imjin River just across Freedom Bridge as the most forwardly deployed battalion in the US Army and the only US battalion north of the Imjim River, about 2,500 meters from North Korea. Training intensity was very high, and the battalion was always at an exceptionally high readiness and alert posture.

On 1 January 1994, the 1st Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment replaced 1st Battalion, 506th to make the 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division a Triple-Threat Heavy Force, and the 1st Battalion, 506th was re-assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.

The 506th soldiers stationed at Camp Giant and Camp Greaves were authorized Hardship Duty Pay of $150 per month as of 01 January 2001. Hardship Duty Pay is authorized for troops who are assigned to areas where living conditions are substantially below US standards.

The flags of the two Koreas can be seen from both Guard Post Collier and Guard Post Oullette.
In this photo, the far flag is flying above Propaganda Village in North Korea. In Propaganda
Village, the buildings have no floors, lights go on and off on a timer, and workers are trucked in
to give the appearence of a functioning town to compete with its South Korea counterpart
Taesong-dong (Freedom Village), an actual working village.

Jerry Metz bought this photo of Kichong-dong (Propaganda Village) from a South Korean
photographer in Tong Du Chon (TDC, Camp Casey). The closest that Jerry, a mechanic in
the "motor hole" motorpool, ever got to the flags was when he was repairing a Hummer on top
of Guard Post Collier, where he could actually see the immense size of the 600-pound North
Korean flag.