They incorporated the country into the Soviet Union. Later. in 1944. after the unfortunate small nation had undergone the ravages of Nazi occupation the Red army returned and reimposed the brutal Soviet dictatorship. Since then thousands of Lithuanians have perished or been deported in one. of historys most gruesome examples of an attempt to eradicate the national identity of a people. However. we can be sure that this is being resisted by the people of Lithuania. It behooves us to try to strengthen their resolve to again be free by bringing to the attention of our people and the whole world the reminder of their independence day.
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