Sauk Village

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a town in NE Illinois.

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On the southern side of the JSA, there is a village called Daeseong-dong (대성동).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the Republic of Korea and United States military personnel stationed in the JSA, it is known as Propaganda Village.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the ROK and U.S. soldiers stationed in the JSA, it is unironically referred to as Freedom Village.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The village was held by about 400 armed natives, who had killed one native and two European soldiers on the way.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The bells were clashing merrily from the village spire as the party passed out of the church porch.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
And now everybody turned out with a feeling of intense relief to witness the rejoicings on the village green.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
However, as the spring began in the very heart of the village, they could not take it without destroying the village.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson