PARNU - Juri Joerland was 14-years-old when the soldiers came. "I came from the barn at around 11 p.m. and noticed the door was open, and there was someone with a gun. He asked where my parents were. "I was home alone because my father was in prison. My mother died when I was five or six and my brothers were away. I was told to pack. "There was a man with a gun standing next to me and I was taken away to Siberia. My brothers were also deported." Heiti Karjel was woken by his mother, who told him their small farm in Tostemaa was surrounded by soldiers. "I looked out of the window and saw som...
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