Standing guard for peace

ROK soldiers of the Sixth Infantry Division patrol along the barbed-wire fence near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. Readiness along the DMZ areas has been heightened after North Korea fired heavy machine guns at South Korean propaganda balloons in October. This photo was taken during a recent Army-organized trip. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk