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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Remembering the Start Of The Korean War 60 Years Ago

Pentagon Marks 60th Anniversary of the Korean War -- U.S. Department of Defense
Korean War anniversary draws special visitors to DMZ -- Stars And Stripes
Divided Koreas remember start of Korean War -- AP
Divided Koreas Remember Start of Korean War -- New York Times
Tensions high in Korean peninsula on 60th anniversary of war -- CNN
North Korea ratchets up tension as South marks 60th anniversary of war -- The Guardian
Koreas mark 60th anniversary of war -- Sydney Morning Herald
S. Korea marks 60th anniversary of Korean War amid tensions -- Yonhap News Agency
Sixty years on, US veterans recall Korean War service -- AFP
Veterans' memories on anniversary of Korean War -- BBC
US photographer Max Desfor relives Korean War -- BBC
British veterans remember 'forgotten conflict' in Korea -- The Telegraph
Korea, war without end, casts a long shadow -- AP
China rewrites history of Korean War -- The Telegraph

The Real Heroes of the Korean War -- Wall Street Journal opinion
The Forgotten War, Remembered -- New York Times opinion
Korean war 60 years on: Haven in South for young defectors from North -- The Guardian
The 60-year war in Korea -- Bill Latham, Washington Times
Our ongoing war in Korea -- Washington Times editorial