ighest Glory to Representatives of Great Honour of DPRK, Admirable Sons Ceremony of Awarding State Commendations to Commanding Officers and Combatants of KPA Overseas Operation Unit Takes Place

ighest Glory to Representatives of Great
Honour of DPRK, Admirable Sons

Ceremony of Awarding State Commendations to
Commanding Officers and Combatants of KPA
Overseas Operation Unit Takes Place
Pyongyang, August 22 (KCNA) — The outstanding fighting spirit and bravery
of the Korean People's Army reliably guaranteeing the ever-victorious tradition
of the Juche revolution with invincible arms are writing the legendary
biography of heroes unprecedented in history, bringing the mightiness and
sacred prestige of our state to the top of the world.
The combatants of the armed forces of the Republic who took part in
overseas military operations in hearty response to the order of the Central
Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea demonstrated to the
whole world the transparent and outstanding ideological and spiritual
superiority and fighting spirit of the KPA which no army in the world can match
and the indomitable mettle of Koreans by weathering heavy gunfire in bloody
life-and-death battles.
A ceremony of awarding state commendations to the commanding officers
and combatants of the overseas operation unit of the KPA was held at the
headquarters building of the Central Committee of the WPK.
Officials of the WPK Central Committee warmly greeted the brave soldiers
who participated in the war, entering the yard of the Party Central Committee
after traveling tens of thousands of miles in response to the ardent desire and
sincere call of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to glorify the life of the
great successors and representatives, who firmly carried forward the tradition
of victory peculiar to our state in the new century, with the honour of gold star.
Secretaries and other senior officials of the WPK Central Committee warmly
congratulated the proud sons of the country putting garlands around their
necks and giving bouquets.
The venue of the ceremony was full of respect for the brave soldiers who
participated in the war with boundless loyalty to the order of the country.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and
president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
attended the ceremony.

Present at the ceremony were commanding officers and combatants who
performed distinguished feats in overseas military operations, and bereaved
families of martyrs.
Present there were members of the Central Military Commission of the WPK,
leading commanding officers of the Ministry of National Defence and military
and political officers of the large combined units of the KPA.
The DPRK national anthem was played solemnly.
The solemn melody of the national anthem, which redoubled pride of being
the sons of the powerful country and the ardent patriotic desire in every
moment of their life in the days of the decisive battles and inspired them to be
in the van of the charge and to win immortal victories, made the hearts of the
brave soldiers full of strong emotion.
Kim Jong Un made a significant speech.
Expressing his deep emotion of seeing again the admirable sons, heroes of
the country who are the greatest pride of our state and waited by all the
people at such a significant place and of awarding the title of DPRK Hero and
high-level state commendations to them, he extended deep gratitude and
warmest militant respect on behalf of the Party and the government to the
commanding officers and combatants of the overseas operation unit who
returned home with great honour and brilliant feats after bravely fighting as
befitting the “Koreans” and the “Korean People's Army” despite the hail of
bullets and bombs of the life-and-death war in the foreign country.
The WPK Central Committee organized a ceremony of awarding state
commendations with splendor at the headquarters building of the WPK
Central Committee out of the mind to hold up the admirable heroes, who
performed feats in the battlefield to defend the sacred prestige and dignity of
the state, before the country and the people and make them respected and
praised by the whole country, he said, adding that this is a special and
valuable commendation given by the country and the people to the
honourable victors who performed great exploits that cannot be achieved
without bloody struggle.
He said that holding the first awarding ceremony today, he misses even at this
moment the images of the combatants who would be devoting themselves to
carrying out their duties true to the order of the country and the martyrs who

sacrificed their lives and that he could not repress his regret at failing to bring
them all together to this glorious place, and courteously proposed to pay silent
tribute to the immortality of the martyrs who devoted their precious lives in the
overseas military operations.
At the proposal of Kim Jong Un, all the participants observed a moment's
silence in memory of the martyrs who ensured the great victory with their
indomitable fighting spirit and noble sacrifice.
Saying that all the participants in the overseas operations who performed
great feats to be recorded in the history of the country for its eternal prosperity
and mightiness are all great men, great heroes and great patriots, Kim Jong
Un said with pride that the victory won by the brave soldiers who participated
in the war is a great feat that firmly defended the great honour of the KPA,
which should never be undermined, and provided a sure guarantee for the
existence and development of our state and a victory to be recorded as a
miracle in the history of our army building and the anti-imperialist revolutionary
struggle and, at the same time, an event in the history of world wars that
redefined the logic of the strong which has been handed down for thousands
of years.
The combat activities of the overseas operation units, representing the armed
forces of the DPRK, in the battlefield which became the focus of the world
have fully proved the might of the heroic KPA which emerges victorious with
the sure superiority in ideology, spirit and Juche-oriented strategy and tactics,
he said, adding that what the Party Central Committee attaches importance to
and appreciates most is that the reputation of the ever-victorious KPA has
been most rigorously verified in its 70-odd-year history and the actual
condition of the KPA fully prepared for the war has been clearly confirmed.
And he warmly said that today's awarding ceremony is an expression of
gratitude and valuable appreciation of our Party, state and people for the
historic deed of perfectly implementing the political decision made by the
Party and government for the destiny and future of the country and of
defending the great honour safeguarded by all generations of the DPRK for
decades.
Referring to the outstanding valour and noble self-sacrificing spirit displayed
by our service personnel in the operational area where bullets and shells
showered, Kim Jong Un said that they should be called the best heroes and

the overseas operation unit the heroic unit and stressed that the key to the
event of the victorious conclusion of overseas military operations lies not in
the merits of some distinguished military men or heroes but in the popular
character of heroism from A to Z and in the fact that the noble and beautiful
mental and moral traits firmly dominated as the ideological feelings of all
officers and men.
Saying that all the participants in the overseas operations were thoroughgoing
in executing orders, the original nature of the soldiers, and their love and
devotion for the country and comrades-in-arms were at the same high level
and they all had good moral quality of remaining loyal to their duties and
making a choice according to conscience even at the last moment of their
lives, he noted that with such extraordinary mental qualities, they let the world
know what fundamental factor made our army strong and surely win in any
battle, and this is an event that clearly marked the concept of the strong army
and the law of victory on the times and history.
He stressed that it is the pride and honour of the WPK and the DPRK
government to have such an army as the pioneer and defender of their
revolutionary cause and that the country defended by the heroic army is
strong forever and the cause advancing with the heroic army in the vanguard
is invincible.
Referring to the important measures to be carried out as a national
undertaking to hand down forever the feats of the great war participants, he
affirmed that the glorious course pioneered by the brave soldiers' bloody
struggle and the noble lives of the martyrs would never end and the records of
the bloody battles bearing their names would shine forever as the most
precious pages in the history of the country.
Saying that our state will remain dignified, powerful and strong forever thanks
to such great heroes as them and our army will carry forward the trend of the
great history of war victory for all ages with their peculiar loyalty and heroic
stamina, he wished the heroic officers and men of the overseas operation
unit, who recorded the highest and brilliant climax in the long history of victory
of our people and the absolute prestige of the revolutionary armed forces,
immortal glory.
The speech of Kim Jong Un, full of ardent love and true heart of the great
father, stirred up the hearts of all the participants.

All the participants expressed their greatest respect and boundless gratitude
to Kim Jong Un, who clarified the clear strategy for victory in the battle with
his outstanding military idea and extraordinary strategic and tactical wisdom,
instilled the might and courage of annihilation into them with warm parental
enthusiasm and affection and now puts them forward as great heroes and
great patriots at the peak of the honour.
A decree of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of
the DPRK on conferring the title of DPRK Hero, order and medal on
commanding officers and combatants who performed feats in overseas
military operations was conveyed.
Kim Jong Un personally awarded the title of DPRK Hero to the skilled
military commanding officers who led the combat units of the armed forces of
the Republic to victory and to the soldiers who performed distinguished feats.
He personally fixed the DPRK Hero Medal beside the portraits of the martyrs,
recollecting with reverence the noble images of the martyrs, who sacrificed
their youth and lives warming their hearts with one faith and one will to
thoroughly carry out the order of the country, and their last moments.
At the venue of the ceremony, the “Song of Comradeship”, reflecting the
sacred history of the Korean revolution pioneered, advanced and emerged
victorious with comradeship, resounded. And the touching picture to be
immortal in the history of the country was seen conveying the warm blood ties
between the leader and the soldiers.
Kim Jong Un laid a flower before the memorial wall and paid silent tribute,
wishing that the noble life of the martyrs who participated in the war to defend
the dignity and honour of the great state with their precious lives would shine
forever as a star of eternal feats in the memory of the country and the people.
Members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK,
commanding officers of the Ministry of National Defence, military and political
officers of the large combined units of the KPA and the bereaved families of
the martyrs laid flowers before the memorial wall.
Kim Jong Un met the bereaved families of the martyrs and consoled them,
sharing with them the pain of loss.

Army Col. General Kim Yong Bok, commander of the special operation unit,
made a resolution speech on behalf of all the officers and men of the
overseas operation unit.
Expressing the impression of having the greatest honour of receiving the
highest commendation of the DPRK at the headquarters building of the Party
Central Committee, the general staff of the Korean revolution, he said that the
officers and men of the overseas operation unit more keenly felt the good
fortune of soldiers of being led by the great brilliant commander in the foreign
battlefield and kept it as their faith the iron truth that they would surely win if
they fought only as taught by Kim Jong Un.
All the commanding officers and combatants of the overseas operation unit,
faithful soldiers of Kim Jong Un, guardsmen of the Republic and sons of the
heroic DPRK people, will devotedly defend the authority of the Party Central
Committee and firmly safeguard the honour of the country, honour of the KPA
and honour of the DPRK people till the day of returning home, he said,
solemnly pledging to remain faithful to the mission and duty as the army of the
Party, the people and the Supreme Commander, cherishing today's valuable
commendations as absolute trust.
Kim Jong Un once again extended sincere thanks and noble tribute to all
the officers and men of the overseas operation unit who defended the trust of
the Party and the country in the KPA and fully displayed the great honour of
the KPA, weathering the fierce battle fire with the glorious national flag kept in
their hearts, and to the heroic martyrs who laid the foundation of sure victory
of our state and army with great feats and biographies to be handed down to
generations to come.
The indomitable fighting spirit, mass heroism and immortal feats displayed by
the combatants of the overseas operation unit of the armed forces of the
DPRK will shine forever in the history of building a rich country with a strong
army as an example of the absolute loyalty to the Party and the revolution
peculiar to the KPA and a symbol of the eternal victory of our great state and
our cause. -0-
Artistic Performance Given in Honor of
Commanding Officers and Combatants of
Overseas Operation Unit of KPA

Pyongyang, August 22 (KCNA) — An artistic performance was given with
splendor at the April 25 House of Culture here to congratulate the
commanding officers and combatants of the overseas operation unit of the
Korean People's Army who performed immortal feats in the sacred battle for
defending the dignity and honor of the powerful DPRK.
The venue of the performance was full of boundless respect and ardent praise
for the brave soldiers who participated in the war to demonstrate to the world
the mettle of the Korean people who do not compromise with injustice and win
only victory in every battle and the immortal appellation of our army by fully
displaying the peculiar ideological and moral superiority of remaining
absolutely loyal to the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, matchless
bravery and heroic self-sacrificing spirit.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and
president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
enjoyed the performance together with the commanding officers and
combatants of the overseas operation unit.
After arriving at the venue of the performance, the respected Comrade Kim
Jong Un laid a flower before the memorial wall erected in the central hall and
paid noble tribute to the martyrs who are immortal in the memory of the
country and the people as the eternal stars.
Saying that the patriotic deeds of the brave soldiers who participated in the
war to fully demonstrate to the whole world the mightiness of the KPA in the
overseas military operations would be conveyed long through generations, he
had a photo taken with the leading commanding officers who skillfully led the
units to victory in overseas military operations.
Among the audience were bereaved families of the martyrs, officials of the
Party Central Committee, commanding officers of the Ministry of National
Defence, military and political officers of the large combined units of the KPA,
officials of ministries, national agencies and Pyongyang Municipality and
working people.
When Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium, all the participants broke
into stormy cheers of “hurrah!”, looking up to the iron-willed brilliant
commander who trained our People's Army into the strongest revolutionary
armed forces in the world that are overwhelming any formidable enemy

ideologically, mentally, militarily and technologically with his outstanding
military strategic idea, extraordinary commanding art and great trust and love
and put it on the highest level of the times.
The performers paid high tribute to the combat heroes of the era of Kim
Jong Un who demonstrated the fame of the motherland and set a good
example of indomitable heroic mettle and fighting spirit of our army with
legendary military feats while enthusiastically singing songs about the
motherland that they had never forgotten even in their dreams and songs
about the invincible revolutionary army.
The numbers representing the soul of loyalty and patriotism of the heroes who
devoted their lives to our great Party, the inexhaustible might of our great
state and the peace and happiness of our great people highly demonstrated
the fact that the brilliant world-shaking war results of the KPA are the gains of
the great ideological firmness, the precious tradition of the Korean revolution
which was pioneered with ideology and has emerged victorious with ideology.
The participants were filled with solemn emotion, watching a video showing
the feats of the brave soldiers who proved iron faith with the unheard-of
legendary tales of miracles that peace is defended only by absolute strength
and the representative of justice should possess the matchless strength to
resolutely wipe out all injustice and showed with heroic choice what life a
soldier of the Korean People's Army should live for the country and what to
leave before the country.
When the songs “Stars of the Motherland”, “We Will Remember” and “Only
Victory” in memory of the brave soldiers who participated in the war
resounded, all the audience warmly recollected with deep emotion the
indomitable images of the brave soldiers who warmly loved their motherland
and made the enemies shudder with mass heroism and the matchless self-
sacrificing spirit which no army in the world has ever had, seen or heard by
dedicating themselves to the call of the motherland.
The performance pulsating with firm faith and indomitable stamina of the
service personnel of the People's Army to continuously write a proud heroic
biography for all generations to come by developing the heroic spirit of the
generation of army building and the victorious wartime generation onto a
higher level in the new era of building a powerful army when our revolutionary

armed forces are demonstrating the greatest heyday of their development
was acclaimed by the audience.
When the performance was over, the audience broke into enthusiastic cheers
again, looking up to Kim Jong Un.
Kim Jong Un warmly shook hands with brave soldiers cheering at the top of
their voices with great emotion one by one and encouraged them.
The performance given to congratulate the commanding officers and
combatants of the overseas operation unit of the Korean People's Army
impressively showed the boundless praise of the Party, the country and the
people for the heroic soldiers who glorified the great era of Kim Jong
Un with the victory won at the cost of their blood, and the pride and honor of
having an invincible and powerful army. -0-
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