Only
Victory and Glory Will Be in Store for Us Who are Advancing under the
Unfurled Flag Bearing the Immortal Beaming Images of the Great Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
Speech Delivered at the Banquet Held in Celebration of August 25
August 25, Juche 101 (2012)
Commanders
of the combined units of the People’s Army that are reliably defending
the outpost of the country on the eastern sector of its front and
other commanding personnel,
Today we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the start of Songun-based revolutionary leadership by Generalissimo Kim Jong Il.
As
I greet the day in the first year after his passing, I miss the
General all the more and feel my eyes wet with tears to look back on
the great pains he took for the country and people holding aloft the
banner of Songun throughout his life.
Burning
his heart with the will of love for the country and people under the
banner of Songun, he provided invincible military capabilities and the
strength of single-hearted unity between the army and people, which the
whole world is envious of, and thus raised the dignity of the country
and people to the highest plane in the history of the nation. His
achievements will shine for ever.
Availing
myself of this meaningful occasion and reflecting the unanimous wish
of all the service personnel and people, I extend the noblest respect
and eternal glory to the great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il,
who dedicated his all to the Songun-based leadership with love for the
country and people, burning his heart with passion and affection all
his life.
Comrades,
Greeting
this day on the front, when the enemy is staging under our very eyes
aggressive war exercises reeking of powder, I am now here with my
comrades-in-arms in the eastern sector of the front.
August
25, together with April 25, is a day that is etched in the history of
building up our revolutionary armed forces, as well as in the history
of our country.
Associated
with this day is the strength of our People’s Army, which takes pride
in being a powerful revolutionary Paektusan army, and the image of our
country, which has emerged as a world-class military giant and
dignified nuclear state.
It
is the unshakable determination and will of our Party to defend the
security of the country and the gains of the revolution and build on
this land a reunified and thriving country, grasping more firmly the
arms of Songun Generalissimo Kim Jong Il provided with much effort through his lifelong Songun-based revolutionary leadership.
At
this moment, the United States and its puppet army of south Korea,
together with their vassal forces, are staging large-scale aggressive
war exercises targeted on us, thus seriously threatening our security.
While
inspecting the army units at the outposts of the southwestern sector
of the front, I have already issued to the entire army the order to
keep a sharp watch on the enemy’s reckless moves and, should they throw
even one spark on our holy territory or territorial waters,
immediately deal an annihilating counterblow and rise up as one to
switch over to an all-round counterattack for achieving the great cause
of national reunification, reviewed the corresponding operations plan
and written down my final signature on it.
Right
at this moment, the brave service personnel of the People’s Army have
taken up combat positions at my order to cope with the reckless war
manoeuvres by the United States and its south Korean puppets, waiting
for an order for final charge to fight a life-and-death fight against
the enemy.
There is a limit to our tolerance.
Counter
provocations with an immediate counteroffensive, and an aggressive war
with a war of justice for the country’s reunification–this is our
principled stand and unshakable will.
We
will never remain onlookers to the enemy’s desperate moves for
aggression; we will do all we can to defend the destiny of the country
and nation.
It
is a truth confirmed by history that nobody in the world can check the
advance of a people who have turned out for their cause of justice.
If
another undesirable war breaks out on this land as a consequence of
the unpardonable actions of the United States and its south Korean
puppets, they will sustain an ignominious defeat in the war and our
great nation will greet a bright dawn of their reunification.
Only
victory and glory will be in store for us who are advancing under the
unfurled flag bearing the immortal beaming images of the great Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
Today,
availing myself of this meaningful occasion, I reaffirm my
determination to invariably follow the road of Songun for our motherland
and revolution, the road travelled by General Kim Jong Il, arm in arm and shoulder to shoulder with you, my comrades.
Comrades, let us be confident of victory.
A brilliant future lies before our people.
Let
us hold the arms of revolution more firmly to defend the happiness and
security of the people and the dignity of our great Paektusan nation.
To
the final victory of the Juche revolutionary cause, the Songun
revolutionary cause, pioneered and led successfully by the great
Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,
To
the good health of the commanders of combined units and other
commanding personnel present here and all other soldiers of the People’s
Army, and
To the victorious advance of the powerful revolutionary Paektusan army,
I propose this toast.