Lincoln agreed. He felt it was his duty to go to honor the brave men who lost their lives to save the Union.

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That honor goes to Mister Brown's third book, "The Lost Symbol,"

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The banks had destroyed him, he wrote, and he had lost his honor over the check affair.

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People honor the lives of lost family members or friends by building altars, holding processions, decorating gravesites and placing offerings for loved ones.

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And so, if everybody is agreeable, I would like to ask for a moment of silence to show that solidarity and to honor those who were lost.

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