Korean people ready to devotedly defend their country
KCNA
Pyongyang, February 20 (KCNA) -- In hearty response to the Joint New Year Editorial of the newspapers of the party, the army and the youth league the Korean people are firmly determined to win victory in the revolution in the same spirit of devotedly defending the country as displayed in the 1950s when they defeated the U.S. imperialists by carrying forward the traditions of the anti-Japanese struggle.
This reflects the will of the workers' party and the people of Korea to emerge ever-victorious without fail by invariably carrying forward the noble spirit and traditions established by the revolutionary forerunners despite the complicated situation in the country and stern trials facing the revolution.
The 1950s was beset with unprecedented ordeals in the history of the Korean revolution.
The young DPRK had to win the hard-fought war provoked by the U.S. imperialists, the chieftain of imperialism, and defend the security and independence of the country. In the postwar period it had to build the country on debris.
In the period when the destiny of the country was at stake the army and people of the DPRK honorably defended the country that was liberated by the anti-Japanese forerunners at the cost of blood and worked miracles in the era of Chollima (winged horse) by building everything from scratch.
It was in that period that they displayed the spirit of devotedly defending the leader, the spirit of protecting the country and the spirit of creation and innovation.
The fighting spirit and trait displayed in the 1950s are very precious for the Korean people as they have to ride out rigorous trials of the revolution generation after generation.
The Korean people will certainly demonstrate their dignity and honor in the confrontation with the U.S. by fighting in the same spirit as displayed in the 1950s.
