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Seoul Commemorates 76th Korean War Anniversary, Veteran Walks

7/28/2026

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Korean War veterans held a ceremony in Seoul on June 23, 2026, marking the war’s 76th anniversary.
95-year-old Ethiopian veteran Tesfaye Asmamaw walked with Minister Kwon Oh-eul in Seoul on June 30, 2026.
A symbolic structure commemorating the removal of a barbed-wire fence was unveiled in Goyang on July 3, 2026.
A former North Korean Workers’ Party building and a land-mine warning sign were photographed near the civilian control line in Cheorwon on July 16, 2026.

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Korean War veterans held a ceremony in Seoul on June 23, 2026, marking the war’s 76th anniversary.
95-year-old Ethiopian veteran Tesfaye Asmamaw walked with Minister Kwon Oh-eul in Seoul on June 30, 2026.
A symbolic structure commemorating the removal of a barbed-wire fence was unveiled in Goyang on July 3, 2026.
A former North Korean Workers’ Party building and a land-mine warning sign were photographed near the civilian control line in Cheorwon on July 16, 2026.