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Jon Kwang Nam is a DPRK Hero who died a heroic death after saving his comrades-in-arms in an unexpected situation during a military training. He is the first son of Kim Chun Nyo living in the county town of Kumya.

Her second son Jon Kwang Ryol also devoted himself without hesitation when he faced an unexpected danger during the period of his military service, to become an honoured disabled soldier.  

Hearing about the laudable deeds of them who grew up to be proud sons of the country, the people who know Kim Chun Nyo unanimously say that as like begets like, it is natural for her sons who received excellent family education to perform such heroic deeds.   

Whenever Kim remembers her eldest son, she opens his dairy, which says:

“Today in the Korean language class the teacher told us to write sentences with the word ‘patriot’. Recalling the names of famous heroes in the country, I was busy writing sentences. After looking at my notebook for a while, the teacher said that patriots are not special people and my parents who do their jobs of keeping the railways faithfully rain or shine are also patriots. I was very glad to hear him saying that my father and mother are patriots, whom I tried to find in other places.”

Her sons saw the looks of patriot in their parents and cultivated love for the country.

During the Arduous March, a hard time for the country, Kim Chun Nyo volunteered for service in the railway workteam to which her husband belonged and worked faithfully taking charge of a railway section. 

The devoted service of their mother taught her children how they should live their life without a word.

On the night of the day before they joined the army, Kim Chun Nyo said to them that only those people who devote their all to the work needed for the country can become heroes who lay down their lives for the country without hesitation.   

As they did their military service with loyalty keeping the true meaning of her words in minds, her two sons could become laudable sons the country boasts of.