Remembering The Start Of The Korean War 60 Years Ago

Korean War veterans attend a ceremony at the Pentagon marking the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, Arlington, Va., June 24, 2010. DoD photo by Elaine Wilson

S Korea Marks 60th Anniversary Of Korean War -- BBC

Commemorations are being held in South Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.

North Korean tanks and troops swept south on 25 June 1950, starting a three-year conflict that claimed an estimated four million lives.

The US led the United Nations in support of the South while China and Russia backed the North.

The war ended with a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty, leading to almost constant political tension ever since.

North Korea still disputes the widely held view that it attacked first.

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