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Got as an email, did some checking and the storys are true!!!!

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 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 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 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 the best of everything: 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; that

he couldn't pass on a good name and 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 "Scar face" 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 would ever pay.

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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 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 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 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 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 became the

Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the

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

WWII 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?

Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie's son

A link to Butch O'Hare....

http://www.acepilots.com/usn_ohare.html

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