The Heroism of North Koreans

Unfortunately their cause is not a very worthy one.

"On Friday (January 22, 2010), the autocratic state offered posthumous awards to crew members who drowned while reportedly attempting to save portraits of leader Kim Jong Il and his late father, Kim Il Sung, as a cargo ship sank in frigid water off the Chinese coast in November" (LA Times).

Decrepit Vehicles

The ability to keep such decrepit vehicles running demands respect. The streets of North Korea appear to be a museum of collector items of 1950s Russian automobiles. But the reality is: that is their only mode of transportation.

To see more DPRK vehicles: Kernbeisser on Flickr