I checked this on snopes and it is basically true. Bill
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 also, Eddie
> got special dividends.
> For instance, he and his familyoccupied 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 considerationto 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 totestify 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 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 in time.
> 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 andget 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 theNavy'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.
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 also, Eddie
> got special dividends.
> For instance, he and his familyoccupied 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 considerationto 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 totestify 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 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 in time.
> 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 andget 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 theNavy'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.
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