Speaker. this month marks the anniversary of a tragic event for the people of Lithuania. Latvia. and Estonia. sometimes referred to as the three Baltic States. whose independence had been revived shortly after World War I only to be destroyed again by the Soivet Union. On June 15. 1940. the Soviet Union invaded these three small but peaceful countries. suppressed their freedom. liquidated their national independence. deported many of their nationals to slavelabor camps. and incorporated their territories within the Soviet Union. On the occasion of this sad anniversary. many people of Baltic ancestry now living in the United States and in other parts of the Free World will solemnly gather to commemorate this brutal seizure of their former homelands. the ruthless suppression of political and human rights. and the genocidal policies practiced against the people of these three small nations. During all these 18 years under Communist domination the people of Lithuania.
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