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A table displays the Bronze Star Medal along with Sgt. Daniel Vasselian’s award citation and photos from his life Oct. 13, inside the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 in Abington, Mass. Daniel was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.