PEACE CUP FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS IN KOREA
VIPs sing the Korean national anthem at the opening ceremonies of the 2005 Peace Cup Korea being held in South Korea on July 15, 2005. They are (R-L): Chung Mong Joon, president of the Korea Football Association, Kwak Chung Hwan, chairman of the Korea Professional Football League, Rev. Moon Sun Myung, president of Family Federration for World Peace & Unification, and his wife Han Hak Ja as well as Chon Du Hwan, former South Korean President. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori)
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