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> STORY NUMBER ONE
>
> Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn't famous
> for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in
> everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
>
> Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was Capone's lawyer for a
> good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal
> maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
>
> To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the
> money big, but also, Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his
> family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the
> conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire
> Chicago City block.
>
> Eddie lived the high life of the Chicagomob and gave little consideration
> to the atrocity that went on around him.
>
> Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly.
> Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good
> education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.
>
> And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to
> teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than
> he was.
>
> Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't
> give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.
>
> One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to
> rectify wrongs he had done.
>
> He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al
> "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some
> semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The
> Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great.
>
> So, he testified.
>
> Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely
> Chicago Street
>
> But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer,
> at the greatest price he could ever pay. Police removed from his pockets a
> rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a
> magazine.
>
> The poem read:
>
> The clock of life is wound but once,
> And no man has the power
> To tell just when the hands will stop at late or early hour.
> Now is the only time you own.
> Live, love, toil with a will,
> Place no faith in time.
> For the clock may soon be still.
>
>
> STORY NUMBER TWO
>
> World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander
> Butch O'Hare.
>
> He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the
> South Pacific.
>
> One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne,
> he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top
> off his fuel tank.
>
> He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his
> ship.
>
> His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he
> dropped out of formation and headed ba ck to the fleet.
>
> As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned his
> blood cold: a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward
> the American fleet.
>
> The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but
> defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to
> save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger.
> There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from thefleet.
>
> Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation
> of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in,
> attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and
> out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible
> until all his ammunition was finally spent.
>
> Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip
> a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and
> rendering them unfit to fly.
>
> Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.
>
> Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the
> carrier
>
> Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return.
> The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed
> the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet.
>
> He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.
>
> This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch becam e
> the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win
> theCongressional Medal of Honor.
>
> A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29.His home
> town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today,
> O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great
> man.
>
> So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some
> thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal
> of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
>
> SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
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> Butch O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's" son.
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> (Pretty cool, huh?)
