Soviet hegemony is one of the greatest threats facing the free world today and in no area is this more evident than in the Baltic region. Fortytwo years ago the Soviet Union embarked on a campaign of terror that has yet to be controlled. Massive deportation and executions followed the Red army as they trounced through Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania in an attempt to "Russify" those countries. But even torture. deportation. and repression of their linguistic. ethnic. and religious identities has failed to break the indestructible spirit of the Baltic people. The three countries we are commemorating today enjoyed a 22year period of freedom and sovereignty between the two World Wars. This short span was enough. however. for these people to never again be willing to settle for less than complete liberty.
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