Comment: On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War


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  • Friday, 26 Jun 2020

Actors wearing military uniforms with flags of countries which participated in the Korean War salute during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Cheorwon, near South Korea's border with North Korea. — AP

ON June 25,2020, Korea commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Korea War.

Korean War veterans paying their respects during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Cheorwon, near the border with North Korea. — APKorean War veterans paying their respects during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Cheorwon, near the border with North Korea. — APKorean War veterans attend a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. Those who went through the atrocities of the war are now old and fade away, making the Korean War 'a forgotten war'. — APKorean War veterans attend a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. Those who went through the atrocities of the war are now old and fade away, making the Korean War 'a forgotten war'. — AP

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