The 50th commemoration ceremony for Maj. Arthur G. Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark T. Barrett takes place at Camp Bonifas on Aug. 18, 2026, with white chrysanthemums arranged in the foreground and the memorial stage visible in the background, honoring the two U.S. Army officers killed in the 1976 “axe murder incident” in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
260817-A-XO140-7755.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Seongho Park

Camp Bonifas, South Korea - The 50th commemoration ceremony honoring Maj. Arthur G. Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark T. Barrett is held at Camp Bonifas, Aug. 18, 2026. White chrysanthemums are placed in the foreground with the memorial stage visible in the background as the event commemorates the two U.S. Army officers who were killed during the 1976 “axe murder incident” by North Korean soldiers while trimming a poplar tree in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (U.S. Army photo by KATUSA Sgt. Seongho Park)


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