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Two Stories
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4/2/2007 9:37:56 AM
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I imagine jlazc is well aware of this, but maybe the rest of us are not. ENJOY:
>>>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 his Lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was
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>>>very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out
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>>>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
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>>>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
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>>>entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago
>>>mob 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. In addition,
>>>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
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>>>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
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>>>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.
>>>However, in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to
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>>>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 intime.
>>>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
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>>>and headed back to the fleet.
>>>
>>>As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned
>>>his blood cold: a squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their
>>>way toward the American fleet. The American Fighters were gone on a
>>>sortie, and the <
>>>BR>fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and
>>>BR>bring
>>>them Back in time to save the fleet nor could he warn the fleet of the
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>>>approaching danger.
>>>
>>>There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the
>>>fleet. 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
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>>>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 report ed 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 the fleet.
>>>He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.
>>>
>>>
>>>This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became
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>>>the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the
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>>>Congressional Medal of Honor.
>>>
>>>A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His
>>>hometown 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
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>>>this great man.
>>>
>>>So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some
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>>>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?
>>>
>>>Butch O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's" son.
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