Thousands gather in North Korea to celebrate 'victory' on 61st anniversary of the end of the Korean War

The 61st anniversary of the "victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War' is celebrated in Pyongyang, North Korea

 

Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the communist govt from the north invaded South Korea

Ended July 27, 1953 with the armisitice that separate two countries

Between 2.5 to 4 million people died in the war

July 27 now a national public holiday

North and South Korea still technically at war

 This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 27, 2014 shows a national meeting at the April 25 House of Culture on July 26 to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the 'victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War' in Pyongyang

 

North Korean war veteran Kim Jae Pung, 78, a retired general, is decorated with medals as he attends a parade to celebrate the anniversary of the Korean War armistice agreement, Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean war veterans express emotion as they watch a parade celebrating the anniversary of the Korean War, Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Pyongyang, North Korea

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a rocket firing drill directed at US military bases in South Korea, a day before the 61st anniversary of the signing of an Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War

The day before the anniversary, North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into waters off its east coast.
The missile, fired from North Korea's southwest Hwanghae province on Saturday evening, flew about 310 miles across the country before landing in the sea