DPRK hero to Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army.
Pointing out that leader Kim Jong Il performed imperishable revolutionary exploits for the country and the people and for the times and history by wisely leading the Party, service personnel and people of the DPRK for decades from the day when he had embarked on the road of revolution in his early years up to now, it highly praised him as an outstanding thinker and theoretician, a political veteran for the century, a brilliant Songun commander of Mt Paektu, a peerless patriot and a benevolent father of the people.
The decree noted that the title of DPRK Hero, together with a Gold Star Medal and Order of the National Flag First Class was conferred on Kim Jong Il who performed great, immortal exploits in the sacred struggle for the Korean revolution and the victory of human cause of independence for the protracted period spanning half a century, in reflection of the unanimous desire of all the Party members, KPA service personnel and people.
The people of the DPRK are overcome with bitter sorrow at the demise of the father of the nation who worked energetically day and night for the prosperity of the socialist country and the well-being of the people throughout his life.
At this moment, the service personnel’s and people’s loyalty and sense of obligation to him are growing higher than ever before.
They are resolutely rising up to change their sorrow into redoubled strength and courage with the steadfast faith and noble sense of moral obligation to hold the great Comrade Kim Jong Il in high esteem for ever and add lasting brilliance to his exploits down through generations.
The Korean people are however determinedly rising up as they have the great Comrade Kim Jong Un, great successor to the revolutionary cause of Juche and outstanding leader of the Party, the army and the people of the DPRK, who is standing in the van of the Korean revolution.
He is another great person produced by Korea, who is identical to Comrade Kim Jong Il.
No force in the world can block the revolutionary advances the Party, the army and the people of the DPRK are making under the wise guidance of Comrade Kim Jong Un.
The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il will always be with us.
Meanwhile, the DPRK has awarded medals to 132 people – including the widow of Kim Jong-Il – to mark the late leader’s 70th birthday.
The DPRK is also issuing commemorative stamps and gold and silver coins to mark tomorrow’s anniversary. The coins have an inscription that reads: “The Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il Will Always Be Alive.” – Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea/The Telegraph.
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