to south korean island of yeonpyeong is a two hour boat ride from the port of entry on its actually closer to north korea. soldiers pour off the ferry unofficial figures suggest there is one soldier for every resident of the island a total of more than two thousand troops even more in times of crisis. in twenty ten north korea fired around one hundred seventy shells and missiles at a young p.r. two soldiers and two civilians lost their lives north korea said it was responding to a south korean military maneuver. song ochs small guest house was destroyed in the attack she says it's surprising that there were no further casualties flames swept through the entire neighborhood songs faith in the future of korea is at rock bottom just human bone and a complete reunification is no easy undertaking and if it were up to me i'd like to see a sense of mutual exchange. really for example the way to get that would be great we're going to ask them to put on another half of the. a seven square kilometer outpost in the yellow sea every schill every street every metre of coastline is under surveillance ya