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Kim Jong Il Inspects Command of KPA Large Combined Unit

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, June 22 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, inspected the large combined unit of the KPA stationed in the western sector of the front. He was accompanied by KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.
    After acquainting himself with the Unit's performance of duty, he went round the room dedicated to the history of the unit, conducted by the commander of the unit.
    The unit registered such signal successes as killing or wounding hundreds of thousands of enemy troops and destroying or capturing more than one thousand warships and hundreds of war planes and many other combat and technical equipment of the enemy in many battles during the Fatherland Liberation War fought against the allied forces of imperialism and creditably carried out operational intentions of the supreme command at each phase of the war, thus performing great exploits in the glorious history of the war.
    He said that the large combined unit is recorded in history and known for its merits as it performed distinguished exploits in the Fatherland Liberation War and in the defense of the forefront of socialism and produced at least 200 heroes and many recipients of orders by displaying matchless patriotic devotion and popular heroism for the Party, the leader, the country and the people up to this date since the days of the hard-fought war, adding that its brilliant feats will always remain shining along with its colors.
    He learned in detail about the cultural life of the servicepersons, looking round a servicepersons' hall, a library and entertainment facilities.
    He took deep care of the diet of the servicepersons, going round a mess hall, a kitchen, a daily provision store, a beans flour drink processing room and other places.
    After going round the compound of the unit kept as clean as a park, he said that the KPA which has inherited the way of living of the anti-Japanese guerrillas is distinguished for its admirable appearance. He underscored the need to bring the culture created by the servicepersons in the era of Songun into fuller bloom.
    Then he moved on to a unit of the large combined unit.
    He paid deep attention to the service and living of the soldiers, going round an education room, a bedroom, a washroom and entertainment and logistic facilities.
    Looking after details of their life ranging from the height of their beds to kinds of visual aids in the education room and washing basins in the washroom, he expressed satisfaction over the fact that everything has been provided to the convenience of the soldiers and tenaciously managed. He praised their assiduous style of work.
    At the end of the inspection he enjoyed a performance given by art squad of the large combined unit at the servicepersons' hall together with officers and men of the unit.
    Greatly pleased with the successful performance high in ideological value and artistry, he highly praised the squad for energetically conducting revolutionary and militant art activities to instill the spirit and courage to annihilate the enemy into the servicepersons of the unit.
    He had a photo session with servicepersons of the unit.