Former South Korean operative discusses secret missions to North Korea

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In 1984, Ha Tae-jun responded to a recruitment notice for a special unit displayed at the Military Manpower Administration office in Seoul. After passing background checks and a fitness test at a safe house on Mount Cheonggye, Ha trained as a South Korean operative for covert missions into North Korea. Ha, now 66 and the president of the Association of Bereaved Families of Special Mission Agents, noted that his initial involvement led to a three-year period of isolation from his home.

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