Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building  Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations Solemnly Takes Place Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building
Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at
Overseas Military Operations Solemnly Takes

Place

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Attends

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Pyongyang, October 24 (KCNA) — The Memorial Museum of Combat Feats
will be built in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, to pray for the
immortality of the proud war heroes of the DPRK who performed undying
feats in the overseas military operations with the ideological and moral
superiority, mass heroism, matchless bravery and stamina peculiar to the
army of the DPRK absolutely loyal to the leadership of the Workers' Party of
Korea.
The combatants of the armed forces of the Republic performed the brilliant
military exploits and services in the military operations to liberate the Kursk
Region of the fraternal Russian Federation at the cost of their blood and lives.
It is a legend of miraculous victory to be specially recorded in the history of
the Juche-oriented army building and the anti-imperialist revolutionary
struggle, and a great feat which demonstrates the invincibility of the relations
between the DPRK and Russia forged and further consolidated at the cost of
blood and contributes to the existence, development and eternal prosperity of
the two countries.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un put the combatants of the overseas
operations units, who demonstrated the great prestige of strong men and
glory of victors, on the peak of the times as the real heroes and
representatives of the honor of the country. And he initiated the construction
of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats that will hand down to posterity the
noble self-sacrificing spirit and legendary combat feats of the brave soldiers,
personally chose its site in the Hwasong area symbolic of modern Pyongyang
and took special measures to form elite construction units.
The start of the construction of the sacred place, a grand monument of the
times to bring all the honor to the noble soul of the heroic soldiers who
devoted their lives without hesitation for the immortality and eternal prosperity
of the great DPRK, is a vivid expression of the boundless thanks and noble
moral obligation of the Party, the state and the people to the brave soldiers

and serves as a significant political occasion of evolving the heroic spirit of our
times to a higher stage.
The groundbreaking ceremony for building the Memorial Museum of Combat
Feats at the Overseas Military Operations took place solemnly on October 23.
The venue of the ceremony was full of boundless respect for and humble
remembrance of the brave soldiers who displayed the indomitable disposition
and fighting spirit of the DPRK army with combat capability unknown in
history.
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 there were Pak Jong Chon, vice-chairman of the WPK Central
Military Commission and secretary of the WPK Central Committee, No Kwang
Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, Choe Son Hui, foreign
minister of the DPRK, and other leading officials of the Party, government and
armed forces organs, participants in overseas military operations, bereaved
families of martyrs, senior officials of ministries and national agencies,
commanding officers of large combined units and combined units at all levels
of the Korean People's Army, soldier-builders and youth and students.
Also present there were Aleksandr Matsegora, Russian ambassador to the
DPRK, and his embassy officials.
When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue of the
groundbreaking ceremony, all the participants cheered enthusiastically,
looking up to the benevolent father who is glorifying the noble life of the war
heroes with ardent feeling of blood ties and creating a great history of noble
love and obligation.
Kim Jong Un was greeted by the commanding officers of construction units
at all levels.
He made a meaningful speech.
Today we are holding the groundbreaking ceremony of the Memorial Museum
of Combat Feats that will hand down forever the shining life of the heroes and
fallen soldiers of the overseas operations units, excellent sons of the Korean
people and defenders of justice, he said, referring to the historic significance

of the erection of the museum and the great victory and legendary combat
feats which the soldiers have achieved for the past one year since they made
a forceful march towards the battlefield in the alien land, expecting no reward
or send-off.
With this project, two museums representing victories in the wars, the past
one and the present one, will be sited in the capital city of our state, he said,
adding that this proves in practice that the spirit of defending the country and
indomitable heroism of the victorious wartime generation, whom we have put
forward on the platform of dignity and always pay reverence to, were not
confined to any special period, but have been carried forward stoutly for more
than 70 years, and developed onto a higher level to be respected by the great
years and the heroic generation.
The testimony by history to our state’s powerfulness never to be changed
forever–this is the indelible meaning of this museum, he noted, stressing that
the years of militant fraternity, in which a guarantee has been provided for the
long-term development of the friendship between the DPRK and Russia at the
cost of precious blood, will advance non-stop with the ennobling soul of the
great heroes, and more honourable pages of strength and victory will be
added to the great chronicles of bilateral ties between the two countries, both
just and powerful.
After he finished his speech, the national anthems of the DPRK and the
Russian Federation were solemnly played.
He dug the first spadeful of earth to signal the start of the construction of the
museum together with leading officials of the Party, government and armed
forces organs.
Stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" resounded again in the sky of October and
throughout the venue for the groundbreaking ceremony, which was
reminiscent of the precious immutable truth that the life devoted to the most
just cause, the most just state and the most just people is immortal.
He met and hugged combatants in overseas military operations who were
present at the ceremony and warmly encouraged them who have recovered
to their health.
The venue was filled with deep emotion and excitement when the great
brilliant commander was showing the noble paternal affection for the soldiers.

He expressed deep respect to the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers who
were bursting into tears with their boundless gratitude.
He examined the plans for the museum and met the commanding officers of
construction units at all levels.
He expressed the belief and expectation that the officers and men of the
construction units would successfully build the museum, which will cultivate
the heroism and patriotism of the army and people of the DPRK, with the
comradely obligation and the pride and honor of taking part in the sacred work
to hand down to posterity the feats performed by the brave soldiers who
created a new great history of the KPA and wrote another glorious page in the
history of war victory of the DPRK.
All the soldier-builders pledged to fully demonstrate the militant disposition
and creation spirit of our army in the construction of the museum, bearing in
mind the noble intention and desire of the Central Committee of the great
Party.
The noble life of the war heroes in the great era of Kim Jong Un who
devoted their youth and lives to the immortal dignity and eternal prosperity of
our powerful state, the precious glory of our people and the happiness of all
generations to come will shine forever as the ever-shining stars of the country.
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