During World War II. he left Lithuania to escape the second Soviet occupation and the subsequent 50 years of terror. While in exile in 1946. he finished high school and began studying for a degree in technology in Darmstadt. Germany. After he immigrated to the United States. he continued his schooling and graduated with a bachelors degree from the University of Illinois. During the Korean War. he served in the United States Army. stationed in Germany as a translator and adviser to a staff officer. He actively participated in the presidential election of President Ronald Reagan and President George Herbert Walker Bush. and has been a strong supporter of the Illinois Republican Party.
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