New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs Director Eric Hesse congratulates Jason Maudin after the Helena man was presented with his Purple Heart on Tuesday during a ceremony at American Legion Post 79 in Massena. Sgt. Maudin was driving a truck on night patrol on Oct. 10. 2010, his 35th birthday, when the vehicle was struck by an IED. His sergeant was killed, and Sgt. Maudin and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. Sgt. Maudin, who served in the 10th Mountain Division, was medically discharged from the United States Army in early 2011. Sgt. Maudin was joined at the Purple Heart ceremony by his wife, Sheena; three children, Ryan, Makayla and Bryce; and his mother-in-law, Leslie Hamilton.
