Dokdo Volunteer Garrison to the exercise of national jurisdiction over Liancourt Rocks and the protection of the nation's territory." The Dokdo Volunteer Garrison showed that the territorial right of Liancourt Rocks belongs to Korea through effective control of the islands. They showed great activity symbolically and mentally, meaning that they raised patriotism and cultivated the self-consciousness of the nation. Dokdo Volunteer Garrison Dokdo Volunteer Garrison (Korean: 독도의용수비대) was a South Korean paramilitary outpost on the islands of Liancourt Rocks, which are called "Dokdo" in Korean; South Korea and Japan each claim sovereignty over them. South Korea maintained the garrison from 1953 to 1956.
An Yong-bok the two states including Takeshima ([[Ulleungdo]]) and [[Matsushima]] ([[Liancourt Rocks]])," the shogunate did not order a prohibition of Japanese going to [[Matsushima]] ([[Liancourt Rocks]]). In the diplomatic negotiation between Japan (Tsushima clan) and the Chosun government, they never discussed the [[Liancourt Rocks]]. In 1696, Ahn visited Japan again. According to a Japanese record found in May 2005, the Bafuku is the investigation on An Yong-bok who arrived in Hokishu in May 1696 via the Oki Islands. The document has a total of 15 pages. The fifth page records Anyongbok's statement that Jasando (Usando) is [[Matsushima]] (松島) The last page records