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Our Life | Наше життя June | Червень 2021 16 Lucia Wenglowskyj introduced us to the life of Luba Komar-Prokop as told in her autobiog - raphy Scratches on a Prison Wall . The daugh - ter of a priest, Luba became a member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) while attending university. She and her siblings were arrested for crimes against the Soviet government, imprisoned under deplorable conditions, and sentenced to death by execu - tion. They were released from prison when the Germans “liberated” the area from the Rus - sians. Luba subsequently resumed her work with the OUN as a courier, acquired training as a radio broadcaster, learned Morse code, and even learned how to assemble/disassem - ble radio equipment as needed. She relocated to Slovakia where the OUN established head - quarters, married Myroslav Prokop, an OUN leader, and eventually moved with him to the United States. Roman Wenglowskyj (Lucia’s husband) and his family hid in the Carpathian Mountains during the war years until they could escape to the West. He states that the story of Luba Komar is the best representation yet that he has read about life in the Carpathian Mountains during the war. Patricia Krysa presented the life of Maria Savchyn Pyskir as recounted in her memoir Thousands of Roads . Maria was a member of the OUN/UPA (Ukrainska Povstanska Armia, or Ukrainian Insurgent Army); her memoir relates the often harrowing hardships and experienc - es faced by the partisans in the underground as they fought for Ukraine’s freedom and inde - pendence from the yoke of German, Russian, and Polish oppression. It is a testament to un - wavering courage in the face of unimaginable adversity, and it is impossible to recount her full story in this brief article. BRANCH NEWS HONORING OUR HEROINES Patricia Krysa , Corresponding Secretary, Branch 17, Miami, FL To maintain our annual tradition of honoring Ukrainian heroines, on February 27, Miami’s Branch 17 held a virtual commemoration via Zoom in which several branch members presented information about the lives of their selected heroines.
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