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Trip, demilitarized zone. it happens almost every day. it's even possible for civilians to enter that country on a tour of the dmz or what is called the joint security area. and it does require an escort by u.s. troops. the question now -- what is it like to be face-to-face and eye-to-eye with north korean soldiers? my colleague brooke baldwin has this report. ♪ >> i visit north korea almost every day. >> reporter: is that crazy? >> a little crazy. >> reporter: say that again. you visit north korea? >> almost every day. >> reporter: almost every day? >> yes, ma'am. >> can you guys hear me no...

I walked out the door. i got to the stairway. and i walked thinking, low center of gravity. you are a woman. you are a woman. i kept repeating this to myself. checkpoint four, there were two commandos. i held my metal tag up. the guards barely looked at it. i walked through. checkpoint three. this was where i exchanged the metal tag for the paper pass.

>> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag to the guard. he would go into his file of paper receipts and find the one that he had written that number on and he would hand it back to her. >> at checkpoint two, i hand back the pass to the guard who filled it out. >> he would then con...

Different colors. they changed the colors randomly each day. >> i then go on to checkpoint three. here i exchange the pass for a metal tag. >> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag to the guard. he would go into his file of paper receipts and find the one that he had written that...

I walked out the door. i got to the stairway. and i walked thinking, low center of gravity. you are a woman. you are a woman. i kept repeating this to myself. checkpoint four, there were two commandos. i held my metal tag up. the guards barely looked at it. i walked through. checkpoint three. this was where i exchanged the metal tag for the paper pass. the most difficult checkpoint.