Szivárvány, 1988 (9. évfolyam, 25-26. szám)
1988-06-01 / 25. szám
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 8, 1988 I am proud to join the Coordinating Committee of Hungarian Organizations in North America and friends of liberty everywhere in commemorating the heroes and martyrs of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. We will never forget the brave men and women who, against impossible odds, faced death fearlessly in testimony to their love of freedom and national self-determination. We remember Prime Minister Imre Nagy, General Pal Maleter, Miklós Gimes, and many others who were put to death 30 years ago this month. We call to mind the many Freedom Fighters killed and executed during and after the 1956 uprising. In paying tribute to their memory, we uphold the ideals for which they died, the dream of a free, democratic, and independent Hungary. Their noble example reminds us to remain vigilant in the timeless and universal cause that Thomas Jefferson called "eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." I commend the efforts of those who are seeking to identify and recover the remains of the martyrs for proper burial by their families. May 1988 see these heroes restored to their loved ones — and may they, by God's grace, one day rest in the soil of a free and independent homeland. God bless you.- 59 -
