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Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, August 15 (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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected KPA Unit 258 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment stationed in a far-off mountainous area. President Kim Il Sung visited the unit on June 12, 1969, to give important instructions for increasing its combat power and take warm care of the soldiers' life.
    Going round a room devoted to the education in the revolutionary history, Kim Jong Il looked back with deep emotion on the proud history of the unit that had grown to be matchless combat ranks under the care of the President.
    Kim Jong Il urged all the officers and men of the unit to always bear deep in mind the benevolence shown by the President.
    He dropped in at a duty room and acquainted himself with soldiers' performance of duty before setting forth the tasks which would serve as guidelines in further increasing the combat capability of the unit.
    He highly appreciated the achievements made by the soldiers of the unit who have won victories, glorifying the great tradition and history of singlehearted unity, saying that they have given full play to their might at the outposts to defend the country.
    He learned about the management of the unit, walking in the compound of the barracks clad in thick verdure.
    He was greatly pleased to see the well-built barracks, commanding a bird's-eye view of the unit reminiscent of a picture for a long while.
    This fantastic scenery is a picture in the Songun era which can be seen anywhere servicepersons of the KPA live, he noted, adding that this proud change is a clear proof of noble patriotism displayed by the servicepersons who deeply love the country and the people.
    Then, he took deep care of every aspect of the service and living of the soldiers, going round an education room, a bedroom, a mess hall, a kitchen, a washroom, a daily provision store and other entertainment and logistic facilities.
    Greatly pleased to hear that the "Day for Soldiers" is now being successfully observed at the unit to display its great vitality, he said that this movement now brisk in the army represents a distinguished fine trait which can be displayed only in the KPA which has achieved the perfect unity between officers and men and is closely united with the people. He underscored once again the need to further develop the movement in depth.
    He went round a power station built by the unit.
    He highly praised the soldiers of the unit for their feats, saying it is a great success that they built the power station with a large generating capacity by themselves.
    He posed for a photograph with the officers and men of the unit.
    He was accompanied by Chief of the General Staff of the KPA Kim Yong Chun and KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.