Parade of paramilitary and public security forces celebrates 73rd founding anniversary of DPRK
Date: 09/09/2021 | Source: Pyongyang Times | Read original version at source
The parade of paramilitary and public security forces for celebrating the 73rd founding anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was held in splendour at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
There was a peculiar entrance ceremony of the combined militant band.
Parachutists showed landing skill, covering the nocturnal sky in September with national flags.
A column of escort planes flew past the sky above the square and fighters in the form of a fan shot off crackers, revving up the festive mood.
The Ensemble of the State Affairs Commission and the Central Military Band of the Ministry of National Defence for playing music for parade took their seats at the square for rendition.
Parade columns of paramilitary and public security forces entered the square throwing out their might all around, to the tune of entrance music.
At 00:00 on September 9, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, came to the platform of the square.
The moment, thunderous cheers of "hurrah!" and loud chanting of "Kim Jong Un" and "devoted defence" resounded through and fireworks shot off, presenting a fantastic sea of fireworks.
Kim Jong Un extended warm greetings to all the people of the country celebrating the founding anniversary of the dignified country, waving back to the enthusiastically cheering participants in the parade and in the celebrations.
Kim Jong Un and cadres of the Party, government and military were presented with fragrant bouquets by members of the Children's Union.
Taking the platform were Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary for Organizational Affairs of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and premier of the DPRK Cabinet, and Pak Jong Chon, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary of the WPK Central Committee.
Also taking the platform were cadres of the Party and the government, leading officials of the Cabinet, commissions, ministries and national agencies, labour innovators and persons of merits who made distinguished contributions to the development of the DPRK.
On the platform were leading officials of the armed forces organs.
Present at the platform on invitation were Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju, Kim Ki Nam, Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kyong Ok and Kim Jong Im who had worked for the Party and the government for a long time.
The reviewing stands were taken by the participants in the celebrations.
There was a solemn ceremony of raising a national flag.
All the citizens paid noble respects for the national flag.
There was a 21-gun salute amid the playing of the song "The Glorious Motherland".
Ri Il Hwan, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the WPK Central Committee, made a speech.
Then, there was an inspection of the preparations for the parade.
Commander of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards Kang Sun Nam reported to Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary for Organizational Affairs of the WPK Central Committee, that units of parade have lined up to get their preparations checked.
Jo Yong Won inspected the units of parade.
He courteously reported to the General Secretary of the WPK that paramilitary and public security forces are ready to start the parade for celebrating the 73rd founding anniversary of the DPRK.
The solemn parade of paramilitary and public security forces began.
Entering the square first led by the lead car of the commander of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards was the column of the Pyongyang City Division of Party members.
They are the creators of feats and those who devotedly carried out the Party's policies to win a victory in the campaign for protecting the people as fitting the detached corps dispatched by the Party Central Committee to the disaster striken areas last year.
Following them were the column of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards of Pyongyang City, militia force defending the capital city, led by Chief Secretary Kim Yong Hwan of the Pyongyang Municipal Committee of the WPK and the columns of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards in North Phyongan Province and South Phyongan Province, guarding the border and the gateway to the capital like an impregnable fortress, each led by Chief Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committees Mun Kyong Dok and An Kum Chol.
They were followed by the columns of the red guards of North and South Hwanghae Provinces, ranks of those taking charge of the agricultural front, led by Chief Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committees Pak Chang Ho and Pak Song Chol.
The columns of the red guards of Jagang and Kangwon Provinces led by Chief Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committees Kang Pong Hun and Kim Su Gil showed well the unusual pride and self-esteem of having created the spirit of the times.
Marching past in fine array next were the columns of the red guards of North and South Hamgyong Provinces and Ryanggang Province, being led by Chief Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committees Kim Chol Sam, Ri Jong Nam and Ri Thae Il.
Kim Jong Un sent militant salute to the columns marching past in fine array.
The columns of the Ministry of Railways and the Air Koryo Administration marched past the square.
As the column of the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex which is the large-scale base of metallurgical industry in the northern part of the country, the column of the Huichon Ryonha Machine Factory that gave an origin of industrial revolution in the new century and the column of the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex which is an arsenal of socialist agricultural front entered the square, the people warmly congratulated the ranks of the heroic working class.
It was followed by the column of the Ragwon General Machine Enterprise and the Chollima Steel Complex.
Entering the square following it was the columns of the Ryongsong Machine Complex, the Sunchon Area Youth Coal Mining Complex and the Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill.
The columns of emergency epidemic prevention and the Ministry of Public Health were full of patriotic enthusiasm to display the advantages of the socialist system all over the world, while firmly protecting the security of the country and its people from the worldwide pandemic.
There were also the column of the State Academy of Sciences, and the column of men of culture and art and sportspersons made up of those artistes, moviemen and sportspersons who contributed to exalting the honour of the country and opening up the efflorescence of socialist culture.
Then, there were the columns of Kim Il Sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology and the Young Red Guards.
Following the paramilitary force columns, ranks of public security forces marched past the platform.
Kim Jong Un sent encouraging salute to the parading columns in fine array, displaying the invincibility as the dependable political guard force of our Party and the elite force holding a share of the revolutionary armed forces.
The first column was the cavalry task force column of the Public Security Forces.
It was followed by a military dog search column.
The mechanized columns of the Worker-Peasant Red guards entered the square, demonstrating the vitality of our Party's military line for self-defence.
Following the column of the motorcycles, those in charge of the farm mechanization who were operational in the socialist cooperative fields rolled past the square driving tractors hauling artillery pieces to pound the aggressors and their vassal forces with annihilating firepower in case of emergency.
The mechanized columns roared past the square, reminding that our country has turned into an impregnable fortress with a powerful militia capable of carrying out whatever operations and battles independently together with the invincible regular army.
The column of fire brigade of the Public Security Forces was the last one that concluded the parade.
At the end of the parade, fireworks shot off again and an evening gala of youth and students began at the square.
The spectacular fireworks added to the enthusiasm and optimism of youth and students.
After the evening gala and the display of fireworks, stormy cheers of "hurrah!" for the General Secretary again rocked the heaven and the earth.
Kim Jong Un warmly acknowledged the enthusiastically cheering crowds for long.
All the participants extended the greatest glory and the deepest gratitude to Kim Jong Un, a peerless hero who is fully demonstrating the new era of overall prosperity of the country and our state-first era with his ardent love and self-sacrificing dedication to the country and the people.
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