They have made great contributions to thoroughly establishing the party's monolithic commanding system in the KPA and strengthening the revolutionary armed forces into the army of the party and the leader by remaining faithful to the party's Songun revolutionary leadership while working at the important posts of the KPA for a long period under the special trust and love of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il.

A relevant decision in the joint name of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and the National Defence Commission of the DPRK was published on Thursday.