I would like to thank Congressman Russo for organizing this special order to congratulate the courageous people of Lithuania on achieving true independence. On February 16. 1918. Lithuanian delegates proclaimed their independence. For a full generation. Lithuanians enjoyed Ireedom and independence. When the Red Army occupied the Baltic States in 1940. we refused to recognize their incorporation into the Soviet Union. The Soviet annexation of the Baltic Statesthe result of a cynical deal between Stalin and Hitlerwas enforced with mass arrests. deportations. and executions. The Lithuanian people resisted courageously. Just a little over a year ago tanks rolled into Vilnius and Soviet paratroopers killed and wounded brave Lithuanians who were guarding their parliament.
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