KIM JONG UN
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.