Pasco veteran presented Bronze Star Medal

Published at 5:47 p.m. on March 8, 2013 | Modified at 5:48 p.m. on March 8, 2013

Bronze Star Rasmussen

Melvin O. Rasmussen, left, of Pasco sits with Congressman Doc Hastings, Friday during a ceremony to receive his Bronze Star Medal at the American Legion Post 34 in Pasco. Rasmussen served in the army from 1943 to 1946 as an infantryman, fighting in Europe. He has also earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and Purple Heart Medal. KAI-HUEI YAU — Tri-City Herald Buy Photo