They included former General Officer Kim Chi Dok who, holding a responsible post of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces for nearly five decades, devoted himself to the construction of important objects, thus contributing to the development of the nation's economy and improvement of the standard of people's living, and Han Kwi Nam who contributed to the strengthening and development of the Party as a railway worker-turned vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Also among them were Ri Tong Chun, a writer of the Room for Creation of the former Ministry of Public Security who created over 100 literary works including light comedy "Echo of Mountain" and Hwang Pyong Chol, former vice-president of the Phibada Opera Troupe who made a contribution to the development of Juche-oriented arts.

General Secretary Kim Jong Il made sure that the soldiers who glorified their lives on the road of struggle for the country's prosperity, remaining intensely loyal to President Kim Il Sung and the Party were buried in the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery and sent them wreaths in his name.