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L I T H U A N I A N A M E R I C A N N E W S J O U R N A L

j a n u a r y / f e b r u a r y 2010

Zalgirio Mu-sis600yearsAnniversaryByAntanasBeina

ravicius

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B R I D G E SLithuanian American News Journal

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* Cover: A fragment of oil painting ofalgirio mu-is. Painted in 2006by artistAntanas Beinaravicius in Lithuania.

The size of the panting is 250 x 500 cm.

c o n t e n t sin this issue

algirio mu-is/The Battle of Grunwald (or 1st Battle of Tannenberg) took placeon July 15, 1410 with the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuaniaranged against the Knights of the Teutonic Order, led by the Grand Master Ulrichvon Jungingen. It was the decisive engagement in the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War (1409-1411) and one of the greatest battles of medieval Europe.The battle saw the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights decisively defeated their order never recovered its former power.The few eyewitness accounts are contradictory. It took place near several smallervillages, and different names in various languages are attributed to it.Names and LocationsThe battle was fought in the plains between the villages of Grunwald (Lithuanian:algiris), Stebark (German: Tannenberg), and odwigowo (German: Ludwigsdorf)in Prussia, which at that time was territory governed by the Teutonic Order,but which is now in Poland. The nearest city of any size was Gilgenburg (since1945: Dabrwno). The names algiris (from the Lithuanian alia giria) andGrunwald (from the German grner Wald) both translate as "Green Forest"; it wasalso called Zielone Pole ("Green Field") in Old Polish, and, in German, Grunen-felde or Grunefeld ("Green field") in the oldest texts.The battle is called:

* Schlacht bei Tannenberg (Battle of Tannenberg) by Germans* Bitwa pod Grunwaldem (Battle of Grunwald) by Poles* algirio mu-is (Battle of algiris) by Lithuanians

2 editorialLetter from the Editor

Jeanne Dorr

4 from lithuaniaChristmas EveGreetings from PresidentDalia Grybauskaite

4 from lithuaniaThe President duringChristmas Season

6 human interestA Note of ThanksColonel GediminasMacijauskas

7 young writersPhiladelphiaLithuanian ScoutsKu- cios Celebrate

Andrius Duncia

8 here at homeSTASYS LOZORAITIS

Victor Nakas

11 triviaSubmitted byEdward Shakalis

11 forensic scienceCSI Lithuania:

The Tuskulenai

Mass Grave

Dr. Thomas Resk

14 photo albumLithuanianCountryside WinterPhotos by

Jouzas Lukosevic ius

16 human interestGenealogyHas No Boundaries

David Pukas

18 poetryThe Singing RevolutionMichael Lucas

19 here at homeFrom Hollywood toPittsburghJohn Baltrus

20 here at homeS T . G E O R G E P A R I S H

C H U R C H

Shenandoah, PA

22 reflectionsPHOTOGRAPHYEXHIBITIONDr. John Vytauta Duncia

23 educationA Priceless OpportunityAistis Juska

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public knowledge, he told a Lithuanian newspaperinterviewer that he would continue in his grandfa-ther and fathers footsteps and eventually return toLithuania. Privately he told his staff that he did notintend to stay in his diplomatic post in Italy long. Ithink he had decided that he could best serveLithuania not in its diplomatic service but byfully participating in the political and civic life ofLithuania. Though its only speculation on my part,I think he would have focused a great deal of hisattention in Lithuania on the political and civiceducation of its youth. Keeping in mind his fond-ness for and rapport with young people and hishabit of pursuing long-term goals, this would have

been a very appropriate fit for him.

Its difficult to say what the long-term significanceof Stasys Lozoraitis will be in Lithuanian history. It

was clear to the people who worked for him that hewas an exceptional person, the prototype of a wiseambassador and a leader dedicated to Lithuania. Tome, he was the symbol of the ideal Lithuanian,undeformed, unsovietized and unamericanized. Inevery period of history, individuals emerge whocome to represent its prominent heroes or villains.Many worthy individuals emerged during therebirth of Lithuania at the end of the 20th century.But for me, the two giants of the age were andremain Vytautas Landsbergis and Stasys Lozoraitis.

I dont know if historians will agree with myassessment. Ambassador Lozoraitis himself wouldnot have cared too much about gaining theirapproval. According to one of my former colleagues,the ambassador never displayed a sense of pride.He always said, its not important what or howmuch a person has, its important what he does withwhat he has.

I hope we dont ever forget all that Stays Lozoraitisaccomplished.

Victor Nakas

From 1991-1993 Victor Nakas was a consultant toAmbassador Lozoraitis. Currently he is Vice President ofPublic Affairs at Catholic University.

Loanword 2

The Lithuanian word LAIVAS is a loanword from whatlanguage?

(a) Greek (b) Yiddish(c ) FinnishAnswer to Trivia Quiz on page 22

T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N(No.35)

Neither murder nor grief has a statute of limitations.When natural disasters such as tsunamis or hurricanesstrike unexpectedly; or, when terrorist acts such as the 9-11 World Trade Center attack suddenly confront us, thescientific expertise of forensic anthropologists arequickly called upon. Whenever the remains of our fallenmilitary are discovered whether in the Middle East, VietNam, or anywhere in the world, forensic anthropologistsface the daunting task of recovering the remains for repa-triation for an honorable burial by their family. Alongwith other investigators, those same forensic anthropol-ogists have to painstakingly piece together minute bits

of evidence preserved in the archaeological record aswell as any evidence of trauma to the skeletal remains todetermine what actually happened to the victims.

In 1994 when the newly independent Republic ofLithuania discovered a Soviet era KGB killing field

dating from the 1940s at Tuskele nai, a park-like settingright in Vilnius, a call was immediately put out to findthe best and the brightest of Lithuanias forensic anthro-pology talent to conduct the excavation and perform theforensic examination of this mass gravesite. An earlymember of this forensic A-team was forensic anthro-pologist Rimantas Jankauskas, PhD who holds dual fac-ulty appointments at both the Faculty of Medicine,Vilnius University and Lithuanias national Institute ofForensic Medicine attached to the Mykolas Romeris

CSI Lithuania:

theTuskulenaiMass Grave

Dr. R. Jankauskas at the excavation sight.

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University also in Vilnius. Additional forensic scientistsfrom Vilnius University were Antanas Garmus and

Arunas Barkus. Lithuanias Centre for Investigationof Castles, Lietuves pilys, produced VytautasUrbanavicius to round out a few of the key forensicscientists. Many other institutions and agencies becameinvolved. Very close collaboration using the diverse skillsof legal, forensic medical, and archaeological profes-sionals throughout every stage of the mass graveexcavation and forensic investigation resulted in the iden-tification of over forty individuals among the victims ex-ecuted by the Communist regime from 1944 through1947 as well as how and when the executions wereconducted.

Using traditional archaeo-

logical principles and tech-niques, the goals of the teamincluded the recovery of allremains present, the identifica-tion of individuals if possible,and the reconstruction of thehistory of the site, i.e. what hap- pened and when. Initial recon-naissance of the site establisheda perimeter to the excavation.Archaeologists can employ geo- physical detection methods

looking for ground disturbances,ground penetrating radar, mag-netometers, and even cadaverdogs to thoroughly survey anexcavation site. Excavation beganin the summer of 1994. Over thecourse of several seasons of dig-ging, the skeletal remains of 724

bodies were recovered: all but fourwere men and almost all of them

showed one or more bullet holes to the back of thehead. Over 100 bodies also showed sharp force stabwounds consistent with bayonet or pick axe wounds.Some showed bone fractures resulting from bluntforce trauma. A total of 45 pits, some of whichshowed shoring with timbers, were ultimately uncov-

ered. Most of the pits had been dug into the floor ofa former garage used by the occupying Soviets. Theselected garage site had offered the Soviets an en-closed site protected from discovery by surroundingLithuanian partisan activity. The garages earthenfloor was also soft enough to dig up during Lithua-nias freezing cold winter months. Piecing togetherall the evidence, the Lithuanian forensic team metic-ulously documented what happened and when. Be-ginning in 1944 after the Russian reoccupation of

Lithuania, the Soviets arrested hundreds upon hundreds ofLithuanians. Many were sentenced to death by the Sovietsfor treason or betrayal of the motherland. Their execu-

tion would be performed in the execution chamber at theKGB prison in Vilnius by frequently drunken guards. The

bodies of those Lithuanians executed each night would bedumped into a truck with a tarp covering their bodies. Thetruck would then be driven several miles to the Tuskelenaigarage site where the bodies would be unceremoniouslythrown into a common pit until that pit became filled with

bodies. This murderous activity by the Soviet KGB contin-ued until 1947 when Stalin declared that instead of deathsentences, such prisoners should be sentenced to 25 years of

prison labor.

More than forty murdered indi-

viduals have been identified so far.The identification methods included

photographic and skull superimposi-tion, dental and DNA identification,as well as looking for individualknown traits such as healed bone le-sions. Data provided by survivingfamily members was helpful in iden-tification as were secret KGB docu-ments, which were scoured forinformation on arrested Lithuaniansin KGB custody. Who were these

Lithuanian resisters arrested and ex-ecuted by the Communist Sovietregime? Some we know. Some wewill never know. Murdered Christ-mas Eve, Ku-cios, 1945 was PovilasVitkevicius, a pharmacist accused ofsupplying medicine to partisans.Bishop Vincentas Borisvicius, aCatholic bishop from northernLithuania, was 62-years old when he

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Skeletal remains of some of the 724 recovered bodies at the mass grave.

Superimposition ofBishop Vincentas Borisviciusskull

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was executed on the night of November 18, 1946. Executedthat same night was 36-year old Pastor Pranas Gustaitis. The

partisans Jona Semaska and Leonas Taunys: executed thenight of January 21, 1947. Suffering the same fate the fol-lowing month was 28-year old Elena Vidugiryte. Nineteen-

year old gymnasium students Alfonsas Zukauskas, VincasBaronas, Jurgis Bekampis, and Algmantas Gustaitis: all

killed because they attempted to organize an undergroundresistance. The victims ranged in age from 19 to 66 yearsold. All of these Lithuanians were freedom fighters in theirown right. Some were partisans who fought with a gun.Some fought only with their spirit. However, they were allresisters of the Soviet Communist regime occupying theirnative country Lithuania. They all shared the same fate atthe hands of their Russian oppressors paying the same price

for their shared support and belief in a free and inde-pendent Lithuania. They all lie at rest now, honorablyentombed, within a special memorial created by a freeLithuania at the site where their remains were firstdiscovered, discarded like so much trash by their KGBkillers. As the ongoing work of these Lithuanian

forensic scientists continues, we can only wish themGodspeed.

Dr. Thomas Resk Dr. Thomas Resk is a forensic pathologist who practices as a Medical Examiner in NorthernCalifornia.

A specially built columbarium -- part of a memorial complex --containing recovered skeletons placed in separate numbered caskets.

The Mound

Example of bullet entrances

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Military and Genealogy, two terms normally not connectedand rarely mentioned in the same breath. However, aftertwentyfive years in the military, the two have cometogether in ways that I never dreamed of. In June of 2008 Iwas notified that I was selected as a member of thePennsylvania National Guard to assist the LithuanianProvincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), located inChaghcharan, Afghanistan, as a Logistical Advisor. Itseemed like a very interesting duty but at the same time Iknew that being separated from my wife and four children

would be a challenging hardship for all of us.The Army National Guard is involved in an endeavor calledthe State Partnership Program. Each National Guard Stateor Territory is assigned to either a former soviet country ora third world country and the two,states/countries, exchange ideas and provide mutual assistance. For in-stance, Illinois and Poland have a part-nership due to the large PolishAmerican population in the ChicagoArea; Georgia and former SovietGeorgia have a partnership, I guess,

mainly because it sounds cool. Penn-sylvania is matched up with Lithuania because of the large population thatsettled in the coal minesof Pennsylvania prior to WWI. MoreLithuanians immigrated to Pennsylvaniathan any other state. I am a descendentof one of those immigrants as mygreat-grandfather Nikolas (Michael)Pukas left his home in the village

Zemaitkiemis, Prienai District, Lithua-nia in 1911 and settled in Minersville,

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

I was deployed on August 22nd 2009and after a series of pit stops, I mademy way into the Lithuanian PRT atChaghcharan on September 3rd. Flyinginto Chaghcharan (pronounced Chechiran) I noticed that the base is sur-rounded on two sides by the GhorProvince capital and by mountains onall sides. This is Northern Afghanistan,at the base of the Hindu Kush, wherethe terrain is similar to that surrounding

the base.My initial reaction, once I entered inside the walls of thebase, was one of surprise at seeing soldiers in so many dif-ferent uniforms. The vast majority of uniforms wereLithuanian but there were others --- Italians, who were heredue to the Afghanistan elections, Croatians, Ukrainians,Danish and a sprinkling of others.

It turns out that Chaghcharan is quite the busy place. Overthe last few years some of the projects completed by theLithuanian PRT were building 30 micro-hydro projects thatprovide electricity to villages that otherwise wouldnt haveany, building dozens of wells providing fresh drinking

water replacing the need to use streams and rivers that areoften polluted. They also contributed to building the firstpaved road in the Ghor Province.

David Pukas

Genealogy Has No Boundaries

CW2 David Pukas, Pennsylvania National Guard.

Americans and Lithuanians share an office space.

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It wasnt too long before I settled into the cozy confines ofthe Lithuanian Logistics Office. My partner, the hardworking, conscientious SFC Donald Lottig, anotherPennsylvania Guardsman, and I occupy a little cubicle andshare a computer which is our lifeline to making things hap-pen. There are generally eight Lithuanians sharing our of-fice, each varying in their mastery of the English language; but all of them speak better English than I speakLithuanian. I know Good Morning/Afternoon andThank You.

Despite the normal language difficulty at times, we all getalong very well. SFC Lottig watched too many cartoons as

a kid and keeps us all loose with his animation. He teamsup with 1LT Marius Eigmanas who never misses an oppor-tunity to stir up some laughter (in both languages). The

man who normally holds it alltogether is MAJ ValdasFinozonokas, who is one of themost competitive persons Ihave ever met. Whether itsdarts, Russian Billiards, ortable tennis, he brings that fireinto his work. MAJ V canmultitask with the best ofthem. One of my favorites inthe office is MAJ VidasAndrijauskas. He is a quietgentleman and he is the only person older than me in ouroffice (which is another reasonI like being around him). Weseem to hit it off because of hisappreciation of heritage and

history.One day, completely on his own, MAJ A contacted awoman in Lithuania whom he had found over the internetwho happened to be on the Zemaitkiemis village council.He told her about me and my genealogy interest. She in-formed him that there are many Pukas families in the areaand it may be difficult to identify the right one; neverthe-less, having only the barest information, she would askaround. Lo and behold --- two days later she responded witha match. I verified what she had found with other informa-tion I had in my trusty binder (did you really think Id leavemy genealogy binder at home) and in so doing was able to

ascertain that the elderly lady matching the informationhappened to be my relative !

Unfortunately, the family homestead was destroyed bySoviets, probably in the post-war period because the inhabitants (my relatives)supported the Lithuanian partisans! I feltanger, disappointment, and pride uponhearing what had happened. Who wouldhave ever thought that a wealth ofLithuanian knowledge and pride would be discovered in a remote desolatecorner of Afghanistan?

Ive found that life altering events aremerely effects of forged relationships.Whether its two countries acting as one,two cultures finding peace, a diverseoffice forming a solid bond, or genera-tions bridging the gap of time, theplayers may vary. Here in Afghanistanthere is an endless assortment of peopleand cultures with limitless potential toform positive bonds.

David Pukas

Dedication of the Prosecutor's and Appeals Court Building. The Lithuaniansoldiers helped build this complex.

First public park constructed by Lithuanians and people of Afghanistan.

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FEBRUARY

February 6, 2010 - 4:30 pmLithuanian Independence DayCelebration, Light on speeches, heavyon entertainment, dining & dancing.Potluck event. Please bring a generousdish to share to the kitchen by 4 pm.

Latvia Hall, 10710 3rd Ave NE, SeattleSponsor: Seattle Chapter of the LAC

February 14, 2010 - Mass-10:30 amLithuanian Independence DaySt. Andrew Lithuanian Church19th and Wallace Sts., Phila., PAProgram at Lithuanian Music Hallwith a totally new program bylocal talent & special artist guestsfrom Lithuania.Lithuanian Music Hall2715 East Allegheny AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19134-5914Info:www.phillylac.orgSponsor: Phila. Chapter of the LAC

February 17, 2010(Ash Wednesday)Pick up- 4 pm- 6 pmCabbage & noodles - $ 5 for one quartof cabbage & noodles & 2 hard rollsPlace order by February 12To order: 412-885-7232Sisters of St. Francis of theProvidence of God3603 McRoberts Rd., Pittsburgh, PAwww.osfprov.org

February 17, 2010 - 7:30 pm"The Celebration of Lithuanian Culture"at Boston University, MA,is a non-profit educational event thatcommemorates the millennium ofLithuania in the world. The Galaconcert of "The Celebration ofLithuanian Culture" will take place at

Boston University - Tsai PerformanceCenter. We will appreciate enormouslyall contributions, help with organizingthis event, Artistic Director / HonoraryCultural Attache of Lithuania

Martynas Svegzda von BekkerInfo: http://boston.lietuviu-bendruomene.org/index.html

February 20, 2010 - 9 am until darkUzgavenes or a Lithuanian Mardi GrasHappy Trails Horse Adventure Park(west of Snoqualmie Pass on I- 90)

Bring songs, games, masks & anythingelse you need for a day in the snow.Admission: $20 per adult and $10 perchild (children under 2 are free)Info: laume@msn.comSponsor: Seattle Chapter of the LAC

February 21, 2010 - 2-5 pmLithuanian Independence DayCelebration, Wyandotte CountyMuseum in Wyandotte County Park631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, KS.Sponsor:Kansas City Chapter of the LAC

February 21, 2010 - 11:30 am MassLithuanian Independence DayTransfiguration Church in Maspeth,64-14 Clinton Avenue, Maspeth, NY.Lunch will follow in the Church Hall.

At 2 pm the official program will beginwith Amb. Jonas Paslauskas, theRepublic of Lithuania's ConsulateGeneral in NY.For info: contact Ramute Zukaite ,president of the NY LAC DistrictCouncil, the lead organization for thisyears celebration atramutezukas@hotmail.com.

February 21, 2010 - Noon MassLithuanian Independence DaySt. Georges Church, Bridgeport, CT.For info: Contact Chapter PresidentGiedre Stankunas atgiedrestankunas@hotmail.com

Sponsor: Bridgeport Chapter of the LACFebruary 21,2010 - Mass 12 noonLithuanian Independence DayOur Lady of the Assumption,76 Wianno Avenue, Osterville

The meeting is in the church hall rightafter the Mass.Sponsor: Cape Cod Chapter of the LAC

February 21, 2010 - 1pmLithuanian Independence DayConaton Boardroom ofXavier University,

3800 Victory Parkway,Cincinnati, OH 45207The Lithuanian ambassador to theUS H.E. Audrius Bru-zga will be aspecial guest at the event.Info: www.cincilietuviai.comSponsor: Cincinnati Chapter of the LAC

February 28, 2010 - 11 am MassLithuanian Independence DaySTs. Peter & Paul Churchfollowed by a special program & lunchin the church hall.216 Ripley Pl., Elizabeth, NJ 07206Sponsor: Elizabeth Chapter of the LAC

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March 7, 2010

Lithuanian Independence DayCelebrationSt. Elizabeth Seton Parish,9728 W. Palmeras Drive, Sun CitySponsor: Arizona Chapter of the LAChttp://www.lithaz.org/

March 7, 2010 - 2:00 pmCommemoration of LithuanianIndependence, Lithuanian Hall851 Hollins StreetBaltimore, MD 21201-1003Sponsor: Baltimore Chapter of the LAC

March 7, 2010 - 2:00 pmIndependence CelebrationWe will be showing Lithuanian filmswith English subtitles, serving dinner

consisting of Kugelis prepared by theboard members, and topping it off withdancing with music provided byKolorado Vabalai. Admission: $10 fordues paying members; $15 - for

everyone else. Discount for seniors &children under 16.Location: Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall1151 S Galena Street(just west of Mississippi and Havana)Denver, CO 80247Info: www.coloradolithuanians.orgSponsor: Colorado Chapter of the LAC

March 24, 2010 - 3 pmDr. Dainius Vaicekonis performs &lectures The Beethoven Piano SonatasCycles Brechemin Auditorium,School of Music,University of Washington, Seattle

March 28, 2010Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast withthe Latvian Community. Please join usfor Palm Sunday Church servicesfollowed by a Latvian & LithuanianEaster cultural exchange. Enjoytraditional Latvian & Lithuanian foodsand workshops featuring Latvian &Lithuanian Easter crafts. Please bringtraditional Lithuanian Easter food

to share.Time: 9:30 am English LanguageChurch Services, Pancake Breakfastfollowing church - approximately.10:30 am, Admission: DonationLatvian Community Center10705 W Virginia Ave., Lakewood, COwww.coloradolithuanians.org

APRIL

April 9-11, 2010WOMEN'S WEEKENDJoin Dr. Kristina Maciunas & KerrySecrest for a weekend of renewal,introspection, & companionship.For info. on this lovely Neringatradition-as well as to register-

please see www.neringa.orgApril 17, 2010Baltic Folk Festival Lithuanian HallBaltimore, MDDetails to follow. http://lietuvis.net