late = 'died long ago' (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Has it been called that ...lately?

JL

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

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> Well, the war over which Lincoln presided has been called "the late
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> > CNN mentions that Mr. Obama quoted "the late President" in his first
> > Inaugural address.
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> > Which President was it?
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> > Abraham Lincoln.
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