YOU NEED TO READ BOTH STORIES.

YOU NEED TO READ BOTH STORIES.


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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.

>

> 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 Eddie got special dividends, as well. 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 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 would ever

> pay.. Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a

> religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.

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> The poem read:

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> "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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> 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 was speeding

> its way toward the American Fleet.

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> 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, 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

> 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.

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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...