Speech made by Minister of National Defense of DPRK No Kwang Chol at ceremonial parade of columns symbolic of units fought in Fatherland Liberation War to mark 73rd anniversary of war victory
No Kwang Chol, Minister of National Defense of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, made a speech at the ceremonial parade of the columns symbolic of the units fought in the Fatherland Liberation War to mark the 73rd anniversary of the war victory.
Saying that the celebrations of the Day of Victory reach the climax with tonight's ceremonial parade arranged to keep the memory of and pride in the past history and incite the complete succession to the great tradition and the declaration of a fresh victory, he noted that today's march of the columns represents the heroic advance during the days in the flames of fierce battles and vividly shows the tradition of victory running through the past annals.
The victorious wartime generation is still standing before us as an exemplar of the people leading a patriotic life with the motherland and a respectful teacher encouraging the descendants to engage in the heroic struggle and perform feats by exciting their mental world, he said, adding that we will forever thank and respect the generation in the great years that won the most disastrous war to ensure the most beautiful future and made this country strong by devoting their passionate youth and all their valuable things.
He noted that our army will as ever open up in the van the unprecedented era of a power with transparent faith and through the unexampled struggle, stressing that the successors will continue to march forward year after year with the indomitable heroism displayed by the defenders of the motherland in the 1950s in their struggle, and the mission of the class and their grandiose advance and courageous spirit immortalize the honour of our state.
Saying that the celebrations of the Day of Victory reach the climax with tonight's ceremonial parade arranged to keep the memory of and pride in the past history and incite the complete succession to the great tradition and the declaration of a fresh victory, he noted that today's march of the columns represents the heroic advance during the days in the flames of fierce battles and vividly shows the tradition of victory running through the past annals.
The victorious wartime generation is still standing before us as an exemplar of the people leading a patriotic life with the motherland and a respectful teacher encouraging the descendants to engage in the heroic struggle and perform feats by exciting their mental world, he said, adding that we will forever thank and respect the generation in the great years that won the most disastrous war to ensure the most beautiful future and made this country strong by devoting their passionate youth and all their valuable things.
He noted that our army will as ever open up in the van the unprecedented era of a power with transparent faith and through the unexampled struggle, stressing that the successors will continue to march forward year after year with the indomitable heroism displayed by the defenders of the motherland in the 1950s in their struggle, and the mission of the class and their grandiose advance and courageous spirit immortalize the honour of our state.