ROY — Following a grueling nine-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, Army Specialist Matt Glenn arrived home to a royal, and patriotic, welcome.
Glenn returned home to Roy on Saturday morning for a 30-day leave after serving on the front lines, where he earned a Purple Heart and several other awards for his service.
Family, friends and city officials held a special welcome-home party and ceremony for him at the Hope Community Center, where he received a special mayor’s award from Mayor Joe Ritchie, a blue star flag from the American Legion for his family to hang while he finishes his Army service, and a military service award from Melba Wahlen, wife of George Wahlen, a decorated World War II hero from Roy.






