1951年1月15日,军事学院举行了盛大的成立典礼。奏国歌、升国旗后,陈毅代表中央军委宣布将“八一”军旗授予刘伯承院长和军事学院的全体同志。陈毅讲话后,年近花甲的刘伯承以标准的军人姿态,正步走到军旗前,先跪下一务腿,双手捧着军旗的下角,吻了一下,然后站起身来,致答词道: January 15, 1951, the military academy held a grand ceremony. After playing the national anthem and raising the national flag, Chen Yi announced on behalf of the Central Military Commission that the banner of “August 1” will be awarded to all the comrades who presided over Liu Boxin and the military academy. After Chen Yi's speech, Liu Bocheng, who is now in charge of the annual show, took a standard military stance and went down to the front of the military flag. He kneeled down to his knees and held the lower part of his banner with both hands and kissed it for a moment.