Family members of Maj. Arthur G. Bonifas deliver a speech during the 50th commemoration ceremony for Maj. Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark T. Barrett at Camp Bonifas on Aug. 18, 2026. Photographs of Bonifas are shown on a screen to the right as the event honors the two U.S. Army officers killed in the 1976 “axe murder incident” in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
260817-A-XO140-7320.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Seongho Park

Camp Bonifas, South Korea - Family members of Maj. Arthur G. Bonifas deliver a speech during the 50th commemoration ceremony honoring Maj. Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark T. Barrett at Camp Bonifas, Aug. 18, 2026. Photographs of Bonifas during his life are displayed on the screen visible to the right. The ceremony commemorated the 1976 “axe murder incident,” in which the two U.S. Army officers were killed by North Korean soldiers while leading a work party to trim a poplar tree in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (U.S. Army photo by KATUSA Sgt. Seongho Park)


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