Then for about two decades they lived at peace. seeking happiness in their work of rebuilding their warravaged homelands and in strengthening democratic institutions there. But international forces over which they had no control brought tragedy to the Estonian. Latvian. and Lithuanian peoples. Soon after the outbreak of the last war Stalins Red army treacherously attacked and occupied these three countries. and then deported hundreds of thousands of the inhabitants. in June of 1940. to desolate parts of the Soviet Union. It is the sad anniversary of that event that is being observed today. and I join these brave peoples in the commemoration of that tragic event. the forced deportation of the Baltic peoples by the Soviet authorities from their historic homes.
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