The papers say that February 8, Juche 37 (1948) is an eventful day when an important landmark was recorded in the history of the building of the revolutionary armed forces and the history of the country.

Thanks to this historic day, the DPRK emerged a dignified country with its own strong armed guarantee and the Korean people could dynamically advance the revolution and construction by relying on their powerful arms, Rodong Sinmun says, and goes on:

The appearance of our powerful state is reflected in the ever-victorious Korean People's Army and the names of the service personnel of the KPA are shining at the height of the dignity of our people.

Recorded in the history of the Juche-oriented army building are the most sincere answers to our revolution, state and future.

As our army has always remained faithful to its bounden mission at all the sites of the struggle for the country and the people, sharing the destiny with the Party from the first period of its founding, the history of building our prosperous country have been recorded with legendary miracles and great victory and the ideal pictured by our people as their faith have been translated into reality.

The heroic KPA is ushering in a golden age of its development thanks to the outstanding military idea and extraordinary leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Minju Joson says that the DPRK will be infinitely powerful and prosperous as long as there are the invincible revolutionary armed forces under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, the most brilliant commander.