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Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, December 17 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, inspected KPA Unit 448 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment. The unit has grown to be loyal ranks devotedly defending the headquarters of the revolution, further increased its combat readiness and capability and brought about collective innovations in the performance of its duty through a vigorous movement for winning the title of O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment After looking round the room devoted to the history of the unit, he dropped in at the general lecture hall. He learned about the ideological work at the unit before inspecting a technical lecture given for soldiers.
    He was greatly satisfied to see the servicepersons of the unit making energetic endeavours to steadily boost their combat capability and technical level, aware that they can lead a worthwhile life and perform exploits and glorify them only through training.
    He set forth tasks to be fulfilled to further increase the combat capability of the unit, noting that only by conducting an effective combat drill among servicepersons is it possible to train them as a-match-for hundred fighters equipped with peculiar and superb tactics, high marksmanship, specialized military technique and strong physical bodies.
    He met with the servicepersons present at the lecture and conversed with them, asking them about the fulfillment of the training program, their ages, years of their service, their hopes and aims and living. He gave a warm pep-talk to them.
    Nothing is more memorable and worthwhile than the period one spent as a soldier, he said, urging all of them to glorify the days of their honorable military service and become heroes.
    He acquainted himself in detail with every aspect of soldiers' service and living, going round an educational room, a bedroom, a mess hall, a kitchen, a washroom, a daily provision store and other entertainment and logistic and facilities.
    He spared time to watch an art performance given by servicepersons of a sub-unit of the unit.
    He gave the servicepersons of the unit a pair of binoculars, a machine gun and an automatic rifle as gifts before having a photo session with them.
    He was accompanied by KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.