Operation Paul Bunyan – When the U.S. Went to War Over a Tree

In August 1976, two American officers were brutally killed by North Korean soldiers… over a tree.

What followed wasn’t a war—it was a message.
The U.S. responded with bombers, gunships, artillery, and chainsaws in a show of force the world had never seen.

The mission? Cut down the same tree—under armed guard and overwhelming firepower.

This is the story of Operation Paul Bunyan—the most intense tree removal in history.
Told in under 3 minutes.

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