2 Stories you must read.

[Angel]

> 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 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: He couldn't pass on a good name and  

    a  

    > good example.  

    >  

    > One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. He 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. He testified and, 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.  

    > 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 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, Butch 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, Butch O'Hare dove into  

    > the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 calibers 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 WWII, 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 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.

[willis]

jesus christ almighty. I am speechless i dont know what to say lol

[Elgan {sfx}]

ohhh nice one..i wasnt going ot bother reading but i did and it was worth it.

[viper1]

wow! what a twist! hehe nice1 elgan oops sorry angel

[Cobra {sfx}]

Elgan?

   

   Nice story Angel

[Angel]

thanks.