Marine killed in ambush in Afghanistan had just celebrated fourth wedding anniversary A U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan on Monday had celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary only days before he was gunned down in an insurgent ambush. Sergeant Danny Vasselian, 27, from Abington, Massachusetts, was on his third combat tour of duty when he was shot dead outside his Humvee. On December 17, he and his wife Erin Vasselian took to Skype to commemorate four years of marriage. The high school sweethearts wed in 2009. Tragic: Marine Sgt Daniel Vasselian married his high school sweetheart Erin on December 17, 2009. They celebrated their wedding anniversary last week Sgt Vasselian and his wife celebrated their anniversary long distance - he was on his third combat deployment The 2004 graduate of Abington High School was the second Marine from Massachusetts to lose his life in Afghanistan in the past two weeks. Lance Corporal Matthew Rodriguez, 19, of Fairhaven, was killed in combat operations December 11. No official details were released about Vasselian's death, but his family said he was killed in an ambush Monday, the same day that Rodriguez was buried at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne after a funeral. 'By all accounts Sgt. Vasselian was a favorite son of the Town of Abington,' Lynch said in a statement. 'He is an American hero - no doubt about that,' the congressman said, adding that the news would be devastating to the small, tight-knit community about 20 miles south of Boston. Family members remembered Vasselian as a caring person with a great sense of humor. Sgt Vasselian was ambushed outside his Humvee and gunned down on Monday Happy couple: Friends say Sgt Vasselian lit up every room with his presence He was so fun. He was hilarious. He was amazing. He just would do anything for anyone,' his sister, Jeannine Vasselian, told the Enterprise of Brockton. Mark Vasselian told WCVB-TV that he was proud of his son. 'I do know he volunteered for this mission after just coming back from a three-day mission because he didn't want to see anybody in his platoon get hurt and this is where it ended up,' the elder Vasselian said. Vasselian was married to Erin Doyle, who also grew up in Abington, the family said.