Gurnee-12/25/12, Tues./Immanuel Church Members of Immanuel Church watch Navy members play Hedbanz during their holiday visit to Immanuel Church in Gurnee Chirstmas Day. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Gurnee-12/25/12, Tues./Immanuel Church John Bychowski, of Beach Park speaks with visiting Navy personnel Tuesday Christmas Day, at Immanuel Church in Gurnee. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Gurnee-12/25/12, Tues./Immanuel Church Kimberly Crouthers, of Tampa-Florida playing, Q Bitz Christmas Day at Immanuel Church in Gurnee. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Gurnee-12/25/12, Tues./Immanuel Church Marcelo Vega, of Las Vegas-Nevada plays Wii with Jacob Ondo, 9, of Zion during Christmas Day visit at Immanuel Church in Gurnee. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Gurnee-12/25/12, Tues./Immanuel Church Amy Trader, of Aransas Pass-Texas, talks with family on the phone Christmas Day during her visit to Immanuel Church in Gurnee. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
This was Anthony Ward’s first Christmas away from home. Ward, 18, is from Florida and is about one week away from completing basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes. Rather than sit at the Navy base on Christmas Day, Ward caught a 7:30 a.m. bus …
