Military Might: Lavish Parade Marks North Korean Anniversary

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The spectacle promised to be the most elaborate since Kim Jong Un assumed power.

Image: Veteran soldiers react as their truck drives past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang

Veteran soldiers react as their truck drives past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. DAMIR SAGOLJ / Reuters

Oct. 10, 2015, 2:40 PM EDT / Updated Oct. 10, 2015, 2:40 PM EDT

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