Story number one:

  World War II produced many heroes.  One such man was Butch O'Hare.  He
was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier 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 Zeroes 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 weaved in
and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as
possible until finally all his ammunition was spent.  Undaunted, he
continued the assault.  He dove at the Zeroes, trying to at least clip
off a wing or tail, in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible
and rendering them unfit to fly.  He was desperate to do anything he
could to keep them from reaching the American ships.

  Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another
direction. Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped
back to carrier.  Upon arrival he reported in and related the event
surrounding his return.  The film from the camera mounted on his plane
told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect
his fleet. He was recognized as a hero and given one of the nation's
highest military honors.  And today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named
in tribute to the courage of this great man.

  Story number two:

  Some years earlier there was a man in Chicago called Easy Eddie.  At
that time, Al Capone virtually owned the city.  Capone wasn't famous for
anything heroic.  His exploits were anything but praiseworthy.  He was,
however, notorious for enmeshing the city of Chicago in everything from
bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Easy Eddie was Capone's lawyer and for a good reason.  He was very good!
In fact, his 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, 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.  Yes, Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago
mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around
him.

  Eddy did have one soft spot, however.  He had a son that he loved
dearly. Eddy 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.  Yes, Eddie tried to teach his son
to rise abovehis own sordid life.  He wanted him to be a better man than
he was.
 Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things that Eddie
 couldn't give his son.  Two things that Eddie sacrificed to the Capone
mob that he could not pass on to his beloved son...  a good name and a
good example.  One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision.
Offering his son a good name was far more important than all the riches
he could lavish on him.  He had to rectify all the wrong that he had
done.
  He would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Scar-face Al
  Capone. He would try to clean up his tarnished name and offer his son
some semblance of integrity.  To do this he must testify against The Mob,
and he knew that the cost would be great.  But more than anything, he
wanted to be an example to his son.  He wanted to do his best to make
restoration and hopefully have a good name to leave his son. So, he
testified.  Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze
of gunfire on a lonely Chicago street.  He had given his son the greatest
  gift he had to offer at the greatest price he would ever pay.

  I know what you're thinking.  What do these two stories have to do with
  one another?

  Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie's son.

  And that, as they say, is the rest of the story...