The outstanding fighting spirit and bravery of the Korean People’s Army reliably guaranteeing the ever-victorious tradition of the Juche revolution with invincible arms are writing a legendary biography of heroes unprecedented in history, raising the mightiness and sacred prestige of our state to the top of the world.

The combatants of the armed forces of the Republic who took part in overseas military operations in hearty response to the order of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea demonstrated before the whole world the transparent and outstanding ideological and spiritual superiority and fighting mettle of the KPA which no army in the world can match and the indomitable spirit of Koreans by braving heavy gunfire in bloody life-and-death battles.

A ceremony of awarding state commendations to the commanding officers and combatants of the overseas operation units of the KPA was held at the headquarters building of the Central Committee of the WPK.

Officials of the WPK Central Committee warmly greeted the brave soldiers who participated in the war, as they entered the yard of the Party Central Committee after travelling thousands of miles in response to the ardent desire and affectionate call of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un eager to glorify the life of the great successors and representatives, who firmly carried forward into the new century the tradition of victory peculiar to our state, with the honour of gold star.

Secretaries and other senior officials of the WPK Central Committee warmly congratulated the laudable sons of the country putting garlands around their necks and giving them bouquets.

The venue of the ceremony was full of respect for the brave combatants boundlessly loyal to the order of the country.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, attended the ceremony.

Present at the ceremony were commanding officers and combatants who performed distinguished feats in overseas military operations, and bereaved families of martyrs.

Present there were members of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, leading commanding officers of the Ministry of National Defence and military and political commanding officers of the large combined units of the KPA.

The DPRK national anthem was played solemnly.