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PLEASE BE PATIENT, AND READ TO END.>> 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 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 atrocities 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; he couldn't> pass on a good name and a good example.>> One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to
> 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.>> 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.

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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.>> The American fighters were gone on a mission and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time 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 charge 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 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?>> Butch O\'Hare was Easy Eddie\'s son>>>>>",0]

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