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The Korean War was a watershed moment in the history of modern Korea, but how did the people of Korea deal with the suffering of the time? Ahead of the 56th anniversary of the outbreak of the war, a set of rare photographs taken during the war has been made public.
The collection was dug up by the novelist Park Do last year from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and is published by Noonbit Press under the title "The Indelible Image 2." They vividly capture the suffering of the people at the time.
A young girl and boy cry as they cling to the body of their dead mother. The two were picked up by passing Australian and British troops and taken to safety./Yonhap
A U.S. tank drives into Seoul./Yonhap
Captured North Korean soldiers wear identity tags around their necks as they wait for new clothes to be issued in October 1950./Yonhap
The war-battered Sungnyemun (also known as Namdaemun or Great South Gate) in Seoul./Yonhap
At the western front in 1951, captured Chinese People's Liberation Army troops beg for their lives under the mistaken impression that they are to be executed./Yonhap
Refugees cross the Han river by way of a makeshift pontoon bridge in May 1951./Yonhap
North Korean soldiers captured in Wolmi-do stripped down for a search in September 1950./Yonhap
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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