--- cpr cn <canadian_pacific_ry@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: "cpr cn" <canadian_pacific_ry@xxxxxxx> > To: "John Leeming" <john_leeming@xxxxxxxxx>, > "John Combs" <jcombs9@xxxxxxxxxx> > CC: "Bruce Barrett" <bruce-barrett@xxxxxxx>, > "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Clay" <cnjmotis@xxxxxxx>, > "Don Gardham" <watchpig@xxxxxxx>, > "ericalynreinikka" <ericalynreinikka@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Frank G. Pival" <hold@xxxxxxxxxxx>, > "John Combs" <jcombs9@xxxxxxxxxx>, > "John Leeming" <john_leeming@xxxxxxxxx>, > "lehlenberger" <lehlenberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "Marcia Kurtze" <magicnba@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Mary_Ann" <RRitzcrackers@xxxxxxx>, > "Moore Michael" <photomikey@xxxxxxxxx>, > "'Murray - EagleCliff Hospitality'" > <murray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "Randy & Teresa Thompson" <rnt@xxxxxxxxxx>, > "Sexton, Michael \(HAL\)" > <MSexton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "E.D. Motis" <RAILSNorthwest@xxxxxxx> > Subject: long but interesting - Please Read > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 12:32:14 -0700 > > > 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. So, > Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and > tried to ignore 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, his 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. > > > 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 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 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 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 hometown 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 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. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com