In the summer of 1976, a soldier fresh out of basic training named Bill Davis arrives in Korea and finds himself assigned to Camp Kitty Hawk just before serving a tense 24-hour shift at the nearby Demilitarized Zone’s (DMZ) Joint Security Area (JSA). Given the opportunity to ask questions, the one he poses is, “How long before this starts feeling normal?” The reply, “I’ll let you know when it does,” elicits chuckles from the more seasoned nearby. Then comes the answer: “You get used to the routine. But normal’s not part of the package.” So begins Jeffrey Miller’s newest novel, "The Tree at Panmunjom," which brings to life the events of 50 years ago that ultimately led to Camp Kitty Hawk being given a new name: Camp Bonifas. Miller, a Korea Times columnist who has been writing for the paper since 1999, has published about 15 novels so far, many inspired by his decades of living in Korea. On Aug. 18, 1976, an operation to trim a tree in the JSA ended with the murder of two American officers, Capt. Arthur Bonifas and First Lt. Mark Barrett, at the hands of North Korean