Kids & Family

Christmas Wish Granted: Bolingbrook Soldier is Reunited with His Little Sister

A first-grader finishes her lunch and then turns to find a surprise waiting for her Thursday at Bolingbrook's Tibbott Elementary School.

The big guy arrived a couple days early.

No, not Santa Claus.

Rather, it was Army Pvt. Jordan Gwin—the big brother—who returned home from Boot Camp in Ft. Jackson, S.C., to surprise his little sister, Danielle, after the Tibbott Elementary School first-grader finished lunch on Thursday.

The photograph of the two together—supplied by Valley View School District officials—tells the story of how they will celebrate a very merry Christmas. Just check out those smiles.

Jordan Gwin graduated from Bolingbrook High School in June.


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