Kindergartner Naomi Otachel led her classmates in a Hail Mary Friday morning on the steps of St. Thomas of Villanova School in Palatine, offering prayers and gratitude for members of the military, like her father, Konrad. Moments later, Konrad — finally home after a Navy deployment that lasted nearly 15 months — surprised his daughter.
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