Pyongyang , North Korea ( CNN ) -- The new leader of this isolated country has inaugurated a new veterans ' cemetery , on the first of what are expected to be several days of elaborate ceremonies celebrating the 60th anniversary of the conclusion of the Korean War . Several thousand North Koreans , some of them elderly veterans of the conflict , cheered and applauded when Kim Jong Un arrived at the sprawling new cemetery accompanied by uniformed military commanders and civilian officials . Kim did not speak to the audience . Instead , he cut a ribbon at the entrance to the cemetery compound , which is flanked by enormous monuments and statues depicting fierce North Korean soldiers . He departed after making a brief tour of some of the gravestones . Then the crowd , which included men in baggy , dark suits and ties and women dressed in bright puffy gowns , walked with reverence past graves decorated with medals of heroism . A woman named Kim Pu Ok flung herself weeping at the grave of her husband , a man named Chu Yung Hui who died at the age of 74 in 2011 . Kim said her husband was a pilot in the Vietnam War . She stood next to her son , who she said was also a pilot . `` There are five pilots in our family , '' Kim said . `` I am very angry at the U.S. imperialist policy against North Korea . That is why all of my family became Korean People 's Army pilots -- to conquer the U.S . imperialists . '' The North Korean government has invited a large number of foreign journalists to attend the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice , which brought an end to the Korean War . Pyongyang describes the war as a decisive North Korean victory over Washington and its South Korean allies . Among the foreign visitors invited to attend this week 's anniversary celebrations are several Chinese veterans and at least one former Soviet veteran of the conflict . Also present at Wednesday 's event was Thomas Hudner , a veteran U.S. Navy pilot who has been granted permission to return to North Korea to search for the remains of a fallen comrade . Hudner 's 60-year quest has been postponed , North Korean authorities say , because of torrential rains in the area where the remains are believed to be buried . Hudner has been invited back to resume his search in September . CNN 's Paula Hancocks in Pyongyang contributed to this report .
Kim Jong Un opens new war veterans ' memorial in North Korean capital . North Koreans decide to commemorate 60th anniversary of end of Korean War . Pyongyang government has invited a large number of foreign journalists .