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Solemn Ceremony of Servicepersons of KPA Held

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, April 13 (KCNA) -- A solemn ceremony of servicepersons of the three services of the Korean People's Army was held at the plaza of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace on Tuesday to pay high tribute to President Kim Il Sung and vow loyalty to Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the Day of the Sun. Present there were senior officials of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces including Jo Myong Rok, director of the KPA General Political Department, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA General Staff, and Kim Il Chol, minister of the People's Armed Forces and servicepersons.
    A 21 gun-salute boomed amid the solemn playing of the immortal revolutionary paean "Song of General Kim Il Sung".
    All the participants made salutes towards the portrait of Kim Il Sung in profound reverence.
    Jo Myong Rok said in his speech that Kim Il Sung set out the idea of attaching importance to the army, the Songun idea based on the immortal Juche idea, built a powerful socialist nation and steered the oppressed peoples' cause of independence against imperialism to victory with his outstanding Songun revolutionary leadership. He continued:
    The President trained the army into a genuine army of the leader and the Party and a-match-for-a hundred revolutionary forces with his indefatigable efforts for a long period and demonstrated the dignity and honor of the country and the nation to the world while ushering in a new era of global independence. His immortal exploits will be conveyed down through generations.
    He called on the servicepersons to firmly arm themselves with the Juche-oriented view on war and anti-imperialist and working-class consciousness and round off the preparations to go into action for a final victory in the stand-off with the U.S. as quickly as possible so that they may mercilessly wipe out the invaders and achieve the historic cause of national reunification without fail.
    Responding in chorus to his speech full of revolutionary spirit and will, all the servicepersons that lined up at the plaza took a solemn oath to firmly guarantee the accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche by force of arms under the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    Then followed their march past.