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| A soldier stands in a crowd as refugees try to get on a train at Daegu Station on Dec. 29, 1950. ICRC via Yonhap |
By Jung Min-ho
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed previously unreleased photos of the Korean War (1950-53), offering a glimpse into the devastation, plight and hope in the face of hopelessness during the conflict.
Most of the photos feature soldiers, prisoners and refugees in South Korea. One shows a grinning boy shaking hands with an ICRC official at a prison camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. Others show prisoners enjoying sports and recreational activities.
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| A crowd of refugees ride on trains at Daegu Station on Dec. 29, 1950. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| People prepare food at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, June 5, 1951. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| People gather to see a ssireum match at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, in June 1951. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| Two men dance on a stage at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, in June 1951. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| A boy shakes hands with an ICRC official at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, June 4. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| Red Cross officials hand out clothes to people at an elementary school in Seoul, Nov. 2, 1950. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| Buildings are devastated after bombings in Seoul in January 1952. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| People sell items on a street despite the lingering threat of bombings in Seoul in January 1952. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| Red Cross officials treat a patient at Daeseong-dong, a South Korean village close to the North Korean border, Feb. 19, 1952. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| A train is crowded with prisoners of war in Munsan, Gyeonggi Province, in May 1953. ICRC via Yonhap |
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| Red Cross officials pose in front of a care center in Incheon in June 1955. ICRC via Yonhap |
