Mr. Speaker. this Sunday. June 14. marks the beginning of a sad chapter in the history of the Baltic peoples. On that day in 1941 the Soviet Army deported. imprisoned. and executed tens of thousands of Latvians. Lithuanians. and Estonians in what became the bloodiest day of Soviet occupation since the invasion of those nations a year earlier. I would like to commend my distinguished colleagues. DENNIS HERTEL and DON RITTER. for their leadership in sponsoring House Joint Resolution 159 designating June 14. 1987. as Baltic Freedom Day. It is a day we should not forget. Those of us who support Baltic Freedom Day share a common purpose. to bring to light the repression of the Baltic nations by the Soviet Union in an attempt to change this dismal situation.
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