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• Issue 9, November 1999 • Volume 23 •

• Issue 9, November 1999 • Volume 23 •

Brig. Gen. Jonas Kronkaitis on Lithuania’s Military Defense:

Objectives, Priorities and Accomplishments

From Lithuania
Lithuania’s defense establishment and the Euro Atlantic community.

NATO’s Response to Lithuania’s Armed Forces

From Lithuania
How does NATO view Lithuania’s updated changes?

A Tribute to the Voice for Lithuania

Rasa Ardys-Juđka
Commemorating the death of Vincas Kudirka — author of the Lithuanian National Anthem.

...To Find Goodness in People’s Hearts

Jeanne Dorr
An unforgettable girl and her grandmother pose a challenge for the author.

Lithuanian Folk Art

Sr. Ona Mikaila
A look at the historical aspects of wooden shrines and crosses.

The Lithuanian Open 1999

Ed Shakalis
Massachusetts Lithuanians tee off for charity and a wonderful time.

Departments. . .

PERSPECTIVES

REFLECTIONS

Rev. Alfonsas Lipniűnas: Bravery in the Midst of Brutality

Bernadeta Miliauskaitë-Harris
“Fighting the good fight of faith.”

What is Christianity?

Sr. Margarita Bareikaitë

CURRENT EVENTS

News from Lithuania
New TRIVIA QUIZ

The Awesome Perseverance of Lithuania for its Freedom…

It is very hard to conceive how difficult, yet how resolute Lithuania was to gain its independence after the first World War. It was estimated that 12,000 volunteers and an additional 50,000 men served in the Lithuanian armed forces during this time period. Among the volunteers were 100 Lithuanian-Americans who returned to their homeland in its hour of need. By American standards, this army was small and yet it was able to defend itself against three different invading armies. A truly awesome feat!

Today’s Lithuanian Armed Forces is featured in this issue.

—Source: A History of The Lithuanian Military Forces in World War II 1939-1945
by Henry L. Gaidis. Chicago, IL: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center, Inc.
Vydunas Fund, Inc: 1998.

 

 

On the cover:
Lithuania’s Armed Forces on parade.

Photo by Bernard Naruđis

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