Gen. James D. Thurman is the new commander of U.S. and U.N. forces in Korea . They also took photographs -- the usual North Korean response to VIPs visiting the area . Thurman visited the DMZ , the tense border between North and South Korea , on Friday . The Associated Press contributed to this report. Despite a 1953 armistice , the two Koreas have technically been at war since 1950 .
Gen. James D. Thurman is the new commander of U.S. and U.N. forces in Korea . Thurman visited the DMZ , the tense border between North and South Korea , on Friday . The Associated Press contributed to this report. Despite a 1953 armistice , the two Koreas have technically been at war since 1950 .