Born into a poor peasant family in South Kyongsang Province before the liberation of the country, Yang Jong Ho keenly experienced how miserable a stateless nation is from his early years. He deeply revered President Kim Il Sung who liberated the country and built a new society governed by the people.

He bravely fought with arms against the aggressors during the Fatherland Liberation War. He was arrested by the enemy while struggling for national reunification in the post-war period. Suffering all sorts of evil penalties in prison for over 30 years, he firmly preserved his fidelity as a member of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Chairman Kim Jong Il saw to it that he and other pro-reunification patriotic fighters were repatriated to the DPRK and they spend the rest of their life in happiness.

The respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un added glory to the life of the revolutionary soldier by making sure that he took part as a delegate in the celebrations for the 100th birth anniversary of the President, the 4th National Conference of War Veterans and the 7th Congress of the WPK and as a special guest in the celebrations for the 8th Congress of the WPK.