We undertake this commemoration today with the strong hope that they will soon receive the freedom they richly deserve and have so long awaited. The Lithuanian people had their freedom oncefor a brief 22year period before it was again taken forcefully from them by invading Soviet troops in 1940. During those brutal war years. over 30.000 Lithuanians were deported from their beloved homeland to stark labor camps in Siberia. The scars and memories of those times keep the spirit of seeking freedom alive and burning within the hearts of Lithuanians today. despite their continued dominance by the Soviet Government. As Americans who have long had our freedom. we must never overlook the problems which occur every day in other lands.
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