Union-Snyder CAA, home of Snyder County Veterans Affairs, is honored to have become the Home of Honor for a local WWII Veteran’s Purple Heart on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at 1:00 PM. In July 2018, a local veteran came into the Union-Snyder CAA office with a framed Purple Heart; his daughter had located it and wanted to see if it could be returned to its rightful owner. To initiate the search, CAA’s Director of Veterans Affairs, Tony Korzenaski, contacted Purple Hearts Reuni
Shamokin Dam resident and WWII combat veteran, Glenn Hooks, first came to Union-Snyder CAA in April 2018 to meet Snyder County Veterans Affairs Director, Tony Korzenaski, for assistance with filing a claim through the VA. What began as an average appointment quickly became much more as Mr. Hooks’ infectious personality and engaging stories took hold of Korzenaski. Inspired, he asked Mr. Hooks to share his service experience with CAA staff in honor of the Memorial Day holiday.
