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U.S. NEWS Monday 5 noveMber 2018
Utah mayor, guard

member killed by

trainee in Afghanistan

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) one of the commandos
— A Utah mayor who was being trained and that the
also a Utah Army National attacker was killed by Af-
Guard major training com- ghan forces.
mandos in Afghanistan was Taylor leaves behind a wife
fatally shot by one of his Af- and seven children. His re-
ghan trainees, officials said mains are scheduled to ar-
Sunday. rive at Dover Air Force Base
Brent Taylor, 39, had taken in Delaware on Monday
a yearlong leave of ab- evening.
sence as mayor of North Utah Gov. Gary Herbert
Ogden north of Salt Lake said Taylor "was there to
City for his deployment to help. He was a leader. He
Afghanistan. loved the people of Af-
He was a military intel- ghanistan... This is a sad
ligence officer with Joint day for Utah, for America."
Force Headquarters and "Brent was a hero, a patriot,
was expected to return to a wonderful father, and a
his mayoral job in January. dear friend," U.S. Sen. Orrin This undated photo provided by the Utah National Guard shows
Another U.S. military mem- Hatch of Utah said on Twit- Maj. Brent Taylor of the Utah National Guard.
ber whose name was not ter. "News of his death in Associated Press
immediately made public Afghanistan is devastating.
was wounded in Saturday's My prayers and love are
attack that killed Taylor, with Jennie and his seven
who died from wounds young children. His service
from small arms fire, military will always be remem-
officials said. bered."
Maj. Gen. Jefferson S. Bur- Taylor served two tours in
ton, the adjutant general Iraq and was on his second
of the Utah National Guard, tour in Afghanistan.
told reporters that Taylor's Taylor in January when he
mission was to help train was being deployed told
and build the capacity of local media that he was as-
the Afghan national army. signed to serve on an advi-
"He was with folks he was sory team training the staff
helping and training. That's of an Afghan commando
what's so painful about this. battalion.
It's bitter," Burton said. "I do Hundreds of residents of
believe that Major Taylor North Ogden lined the
felt he was among friends, street to see him off as po-
with people he was work- lice escorted him and his
ing with." family around North Og-
Utah media outlets cited a den, a community of about
statement from NATO say- 17,000. Taylor became the
ing that Taylor was shot by city's mayor in 2013.q