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Past the checkpoints and into the DMZ is an enormous South Korean flag. This marks the village of Daeseongdong (which means "Attaining Success Town"), a community of ex-refugees allowed to resettle in their native habitat. Called "Freedom Village" by the US military, Daeseongdong is about a mile from Panmunjeom. Villagers - and soldiers - have to endure propaganda blasted over from the North Korean side by loudspeakers, but for their pains they enjoy certain benefits; among them exemption from military service and taxation. In fact the residents here are extremely wealthy in comparison with other Korean farmers. Otherwise, life generally goes on here in much the same way it does in other pasts of South Korea.


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