The DPRK, with all its prestige as a powerful socialist power and the world's fortress of anti-imperialist independence, is now marking an occasion of great significance in the history of our revolution and nation.

It was on April 25, 1932 when President Kim Il Sung founded the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, the driving force that would take charge and advance the historic cause of national liberation. It was one significant day in the true sense of the word which became the origin and the starting point of the ever-victorious history of our revolution pioneered and advanced on the strength of arms.

During hard times when the world was suffering from ceaseless wars and bloodshed inflicted by the imperialists’ ever-blatant oppression and aggression, President Kim Il Sung shouldered the destiny of the nation and proclaimed an all-out anti-Japanese imperialists showdown. We owe the restoration of dignity of a prestigious sovereign state and the incomparable status of a socialist power to the courageous decision and outstanding leadership of his.

Permeated in the history of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, founded and led by President Kim Il Sung , are the noble revolutionary tradition and fighting spirit etched on the path of our revolution.

They are the tradition of defending the leader, placing absolute trust in him and defending him at the cost of one’s life even if left all alone on an isolated island, a strong independent spirit that enables us to overcome difficulties of all hues on our own and the spirit of patriotism championing ardent love for the nation and its people.

With such a great tradition and spirit in place, our revolutionary armed forces could win victory in the historic cause of national liberation and the war against ferocious imperialist allied forces, and thus firmly safeguarded the socialism of our own style, braving numerous challenges and difficulties in the prolonged struggle.

There are so many countries in the world and as many armed forces boasting of matchless combat power.

However, no such army like our strong revolutionary armed forces can be found anywhere in the world – the army which are boundlessly loyal to the leader, reliably safeguard the Party and revolution and demonstrate heroism and self-sacrificing spirit in defending the territory and the people.

Bright and promising is the prospect of the nation that carries on the idea and bloodline of strong conviction, holding a great leader in high esteem.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un commands our armed forces with the outstanding ideology of army-building and leadership. The Korean People's Army is now building on its invincible combat power strong enough to defeat any aggressive force at a blow to grow and gain in strength by successfully accomplishing limitless boosting of self-defence capabilities.

Upholding respected Comrade Kim Jong Un in high esteem, the greatest-ever commander whose leadership has ushered in an era of prosperity in the boosting of national defence capabilities, our revolutionary armed forces will firmly safeguard national security and people's happiness and our country will surely open wide the door to socialist power in the near future.