Rival nations mark 64th anniversary of Korean War

By Washington Examiner

Published June 25, 2014 1:10pm ET

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Rival nations mark 64th anniversary of Korean War — U.S. veteran Fred R. Liberhan from Brooklyn, N.Y., left, shakes hands with South Korean war veteran Lee Gang-sung during a ceremony to mark the 64th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. The three year Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, when Soviet tank-led North Koreans invaded South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) | Ahn Young-joon

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North and South Korea on Wednesday marked the 64th anniversary of the war between them that ended in a truce and left the nations bitterly divided.

Thousands of North Koreans took part in a huge rally in Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Signs praising North Korea’s leaders past and present, and highlighting North Korea’s confrontation with America, decorated the square.

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