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>This is good read.
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>STORY NUMBER ONE
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>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.
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>Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer
>for a good reason. Eddie was very good!
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>In fact, Eddie's skill at legal manoeuvring 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 Chicago mob
>and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
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>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.
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>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 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 "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 would ever pay.
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>STORY NUMBER TWO
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>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.
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>The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was
>all but defenceless. 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.
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>Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the
>formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 calibre'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.
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>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.
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>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 Honour. A year later Butch was killed in
>aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town 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 Honour. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
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>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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