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It's 70 years since the start of the Korean War

United Nations forces, traveling in trucks, cross the 38th parallel

United Nations forces, traveling in trucks, cross the 38th parallel Source: Getty

Seventy years ago, 70,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel, the border between North and South Korea.


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By Nicola Canning, Allan Lee, Justin Sungil Park

Source: SBS


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Seventy years ago, 70,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel, the border between North and South Korea.



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