Korean war, the 60th anniversary

The South Korean naval ship Busan fires its guns to sink an unmanned retired fishing vessel as part of a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean war, off the coast of Busan
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Korean war veterans from Suriname participate in a ceremony in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean war
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South Korean activists release balloons carrying anti-North Korea propaganda leaflets in Paju, north-west of Seoul, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
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Sailors on South Korean naval patrol ships salute off the coast of Busan during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean war
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Veterans of the Korean war wait for the start of a congressional ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean war in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington DC
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Pro-unification messages hang on the barbed wire at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas
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Kindergarten children pay a silent tribute to soldiers who died during the 1950-53 Korean war during a visit to the National Cemetery in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the war
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Members of the all-female Little Angels folk ballet troupe from South Korea, on a tour of 16 nations who sent combat troops to fight the Korean war, take their seats for a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the war at the US Capitol in Washington DC
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South Korean activists rip up North Korean flags before releasing helium balloons carrying propaganda leaflets destined for the North in Paju, north-west of Seoul, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
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South Korean naval warships parade off the coast near Busan to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
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Veterans of the Korean war participate in a ceremony in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 war
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War veterans hold citations from the South Korean president, Lee Myung-Bak, during a ceremony at Olympic Park in Seoul to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
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Lee Young-sil and her husband pay their respects in front of the gravestone of her father, a soldier who died during the 1950-53 Korean war, at the National Cemetery in Seoul
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A photograph released by the North Korean news agency, KCNA, shows a mass rally in Pyongyang to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
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Civilians and soldiers at the mass rally in Pyongyang
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A South Korean veteran looks at the names of fellow soldiers who died in combat at a war memorial in Seoul
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