North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son, heir apparent Kim Jong Un, appeared together at a massive military parade Sunday held amid celebrations marking the foundation of the country's ruling party. The two Kims stood on a reviewing stand at Pyongyang's central Kim Il Sung Square, named after the country's national founder, where goose-stepping military personnel marched by and military hardware, including tanks, passed below. The parade is part of celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Workers' Party of Korea. The party last month held a landmark political convention, its most significant gathering in 30 years, at which Kim Jong Un was promoted to vice chairman of the organization's central military commission.
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