For the prosperity of my country -- this was his lifelong patriotic creed and constant view, the editorial notes, and goes on:

The past three years since his demise have been characterized by epoch-making events demonstrating the might of the country. This was possible as all the service personnel and people have cherished Kim Jong Il's patriotism deep in their mind.

The intense loyalty of the scientists to implement without fail the patriotic behest of him to glorify the country as a space power brought about such a miracle as the successful launch of Kwangmyongsong 3-2 in snowy December.

The history of his ceaseless inspections of outposts standing guard over the country in the death-defying spirit was cherished deep in the mind of the service personnel, which turned the whole army into a-match-for-a-hundred army capable of fighting an actual war.

The advantages and might of Korean style socialism that others can neither have nor imitate have been given the fullest play in all fields of the drive for a great upswing, and successes of pushing back frontiers of the latest science and epoch-making examples representing the development of the country were registered.

This is a result of the development of the patriotic spirit of Kim Jong Il into the all-people spirit.

As all the service personnel and people work hard by learning from his patriotism and step up the nation-wide advance to attain new goals, uninterrupted epoch-making innovations will be made on all fronts of building a thriving nation.