Present there were Hwang Pyong So, Ri Yong Gil and other commanding officers of the KPA, men and officers of its ground, navy, air and anti-air force and strategic force and cadets of military academies at all levels.

There took place a ceremonial play of the KPA Military Band.

All the participants expressed respects looking up to the portraits of smiling Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

A 21-gun salute was boomed.

KPA Vice Marshal Hwang Pyong So, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and director of the General Political Bureau of the KPA, made a speech.

He said:

Kim Il Sung founded the Juche idea, Songun idea, brilliantly embodied them and thus built a dignified socialist power. He built the People's Army into a match-for-a hundred powerful revolutionary army, thus providing a solid foundation for the sovereignty of the country and the prosperity of the nation for all ages.

Kim Jong Il brought about successive victories in the unprecedented struggle for defending socialism with his energetic Songun revolutionary leadership, thereby performing the gigantic feats of making sure that the country ranked itself among the full-fledged nuclear weapons states and the world-level military powers.

The speaker referred to the faith and will of all service personnel to accomplish with arms the Songun revolutionary cause of Juche under the leadership of Kim Jong Un.

All the participants chanted slogans, reflecting their will to hold more tightly the arms of the revolution given to them by the great Generalissimos and accomplish without fail the great cause of Mt. Paektu under the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Un.

There was a march-past by service personnel of the ground, navy, air and anti-air force and strategic force of the KPA and cadets of military academies at all levels and students of revolutionary schools.