Meanwhile. Soviet agents 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 one 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 thousand peoples whose fate is still unknown. Today. as we solemnly observe the anniversary of this event. 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 cause. and pray for the freedom of those who still suffer in Lithuania.
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