I wish to acknowledge. at this time. the 56th anniversary of Lithuanian Independence Day. -which took place on February 16 of this year. Some may think it odd that a country conquered and controlled by the Soviet Union since 1940 would continue to pay tribute to an independence that lasted only 18 years. But to those Lithuanians .who live in that country and those who -have emigrated .to this and other countries. the spirit ofindependence still lives. -Such a .spirit -should -be applauded by all Americans. particularly since we are only 2 years away from celebrating .200 years of their own independence. On this 56th anniversary. Lithuanians. .along with the rest of the world. have -witnessed another dramatic -event in the .continuing story of desire for freedom -from Soviet tyranny in: the exile of a Nobel Prize winning author Alexander H.
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