Great Lakes Naval Base Seaman Recruit Benson Cheek, of Athens, Ga. speaks to his parents before a Thanksgiving meal hosted by the Knights of Columbus at St. Margret Mary Catholic Church in Algonquin, Ill. Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. On his phone call, Cheek was just able to catch his grandmother’s yearly prayer at the family dinner. (Daryl Quitalig/Shaw Media)