Party honors Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan

This undated photo provided by the Utah National Guard shows Maj. Brent Taylor of the Utah National Guard. Taylor, former mayor of North Ogden, died in Afghanistan on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, City Councilman Phillip Swanson said. Taylor was deployed to Afghanistan in January with the Utah National Guard for what was expected to be a 12-month tour of duty. Taylor previously served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan. (Courtesy of Utah National Guard via AP)

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan has been remembered on what would have been his 40th birthday.

The Standard-Examiner reports that about two dozen friends, neighbors and relatives attended the party honoring Maj. Brent Taylor in North Ogden on Saturday.

His widow Jennie Taylor says her husband would have loved seeing people getting together and making something good out of the bad.

She has become a public advocate for veterans’ issues, patriotic causes and community growth since her husband died in November.

Taylor was killed by a rogue Afghan soldier while serving for the Utah Army National Guard. He had taken a year leave as mayor of North Ogden for his second tour in Afghanistan and had previously served two tours in Iraq.

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1 Comment

  • Warren Pugh July 7, 2019 at 9:15 pm Reply

    “rogue Afghan soldier . . .”. And to think this great husband and father
    is just one of two dozen killed by “rogues”. Gee, he could have been at Fort Hood,
    or San Bernadino aboard the Achillie Laro, or at church in Sri Lanka.

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