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Torchlight Procession Held to Mark Birthday of KPA

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

   Pyongyang, April 25 (KCNA) -- A grand torchlight procession "Victorious Army" was held by youths and students at Kim Il Sung Square on Wednesday evening to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
    Senior party, army and state officials, chairpersons of friendly parties, leading officials of the armed forces organs and commanders of the KPA services and arms took the tribune of honor.
    The reviewing stands were taken by officials of party and power organs, public organizations, ministries and national institutions, KPA servicepersons, officials in the fields of science, education, culture and arts, public health and media, heroes, those related to the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle, persons of merit and working people in Pyongyang.
    Present on invitation were the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front and members of overseas compatriots delegations from various regions including a delegation of Koreans in Japan and diplomatic envoys of different countries and representatives of international organizations and members of the military attaches corps here and foreign guests.
    A mammoth torchlight procession began, forming words "Victorious army" and figures "75".
    Led by young men and women holding a flag of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League bearing the portrait of President Kim Il Sung and the torchlight of revolution, columns of the Fatherland Liberation War veterans, persons of merit, officials of the youth league and students of revolutionary schools entered the square. They were followed by columns of youth and students forming words "Kim Il Sung".
    The participants in the square depicted with torchlights a pistol and five-pointed star and words "DIU" (Down-with-Imperialism Union), "1932" and "4.25" depicting the immortal feats performed by Kim Il Sung in the army-building.
    Led by the flag of the supreme commander, columns of participants marched past, presenting words "Kim Jong Il".
    Huge star of marshal and words "Illustrious Songun commander" were formed on the square.
    Loud cheers of "Let us defend the headquarters of the revolution led by the great Comrade Kim Jong Il at the cost of our lives!" were heard from the columns of the participants forming large letters "Strong army born of Mt. Paektu", "Great prosperous powerful nation", "Single-minded unity", "National reunification", etc.
    At the end of the procession gorgeous fireworks were displayed, brightening the nocturnal sky of the square on the significant April day.