It was in June 1940 and 1941 that the Soviet Union. in wanton disregard of human life and human rights. imposed a reign of terror on the free people of Latvia. Lithuania. and Estonia. This reign of oppression still persists today. sustained by military force. We in the House recall with revulsion the cruel and senseless massacre of a proud people. Inhabitants of these Baltic States were forced from their homelandsherded into boxcars and sent off to the infamous slave labor camps in Siberia and the Arctic regions. It is estimated that 850.000. 10 percent of the population. were deported. Many never lived to return. Those who remained courageously fought for freedom. risking their lives in protest of the Soviet occupation that had torn apart families and homeland.
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