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The Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York Valdemaras Sarapinas presented Dr. Joseph Peter Kazickas with the medal/order ”For the Homeland's Freedom”...
The award letter, signed by the Chairman of the Board of the Union of the Lithuanian Freedom Fighters, Jonas Burokas read: “For his tireless efforts for reestablishment and strengthening of the Independence of Lithuania, patriotic work while organizing relations of the heads of the State of Lithuania with the heads of the State of the United States and Europe, for his philanthropic work in Lithuania and around the World. Vilnius, November 6, 2013” During the ceremony in Greenwich, CT, Dr. J.P.Kazickas was congratulated by Sister Margaret Bareika of the Lithuanian Convent of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in Putnam, CT, Elena Naujikiene and Neila Baumiliene, both of the Kazickas Family Foundation. His daughter Jurate Kazickas, the Kazickas Family Foundation President, was also present. Full text of Dr. J.P.Kazickas's speech.