By Han Jun-guPosted : June 25, 2024, 19:01Updated : June 26, 2024, 08:06
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - South Korea marked the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War with solemn ceremonies across the country.
The war began when the North made a surprise invasion at dawn on June 25, 1950, and escalated into an international conflict involving U.S.-led U.N. forces supporting the South, and the Soviet Union and China backing the North.
The two Koreas are still technically at war, as the war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
A statue stands at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
People walk in front of the Memorial Gate at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
Korean flags and flowers are placed at graves at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
Soldiers salute at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
People walk in front of the Memorial Tower at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A man cleans a tombstone at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
People visit the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows monuments honoring U.N. soldiers killed during the Korean War at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A poster that reads "We have not forgotten them" is displayed at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
People view fighter jets and tanks on display at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A child writes a message for war veterans at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
An Army taekwondo demonstration team performs at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on June 25, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in Jongno, Seoul, on June 17, 2024. In 2020, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the war, the Seoul Metropolitan Government identified these sites and installed markers to memorialize the war's painful history and to utilize them for security education purposes. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in Jongno, Seoul, on June 17, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in front of the Seoul National University Hospital Funeral Hall in Jongno, Seoul, on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in Jongno, Seoul, on June 17, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in Jongno, Seoul, on June 17, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in Jongno, Seoul, on June 17, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
This photo shows a municipal government-designated site with Korean War scars in Jongno, Seoul, on June 17, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A poster marking the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War is placed on the exterior wall of Seoul Library on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A sign listing the countries that supported South Korea during the Korean War is displayed in Jongno, Seoul, on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
National flags of countries that sent troops to fight for South Korea during the Korean War are hoisted in Jongno, Seoul, on June 24, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
