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Korean War Memorial Day

This Pictures taken date is 2000. Korean War dead family visit National Cemetery after cherish in Seoul, South Korea. The Seoul National Cemetery located in Dongjak-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. When established by presidential decree of Syngman Rhee in 1956, it was the country's only national cemetery. As the cemetery reached capacity in the early 1970s, Daejeon National Cemetery was established in 1976. Both cemeteries had been overseen by the South Korean Ministry of Defence until 2005 but in 2006 the Daejeon National Cemetery was transferred to the Ministry of Patriots' and Veterans' Affairs. The cemetery is reserved for Korean veterans, including those who died in the Korean independence movement, Korean War, and Vietnam War. (Photo by Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto)