The Soviet oppressors. however. have found that the courageous spirit of the Lithuanian people cannot be suppressed. and that their determination for selfrecognition and freedom is deep and long lasting. Following the conclusion of World War II. native Lithuanians. in small but highly disciplined units. fought the Soviet occupation army at a cost of over 50.000 Lithuanian lives. Since then other Lithuanians have been inhumanly exiled. deported. and murdered. And more recently. mass demonstrations of protest have been directed against the Soviet. occupation. demonstrations that culminated in the -elfimmolation of three Lithuanian youths. We Americans. who in our own history have known the meaning of enslavement. can understand the yearnings of the Lithuanian people.
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