By this time the people were robbed of their freedom and independence. and had become prisoners of the Red army. Meanwhile Soviet agents had instituted a reign of terror. Lithuanians by the tens of thousands were arrested. imprisoned. and then deported to distant parts of the Soviet Union. The terror continued until the Red army was forced out of the country by the Nazis in late June of 1941. In midJune. however. just before their eviction. Soviet authorities had intensified their reign of terror. and in 1 night alone. on June 1314. many tens of thousands of innocent people were deported. All told. during the first stage of their occupation Soviet authorities had deported many thousands of people whose sad fate is not accounted for to this day. It is sad and tragic that while we solemnly observe the anniversary of this event this week. the survivors of that tragedy still suffer in their homeland under Soviet totalitarian tyranny. We pay homage to the memory of those who have died for their righteous cause. and pray for the freedom of those who still suffer in Lithuania.
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