Utah Mayor Identified As Service Member Killed In Afghanistan

Maj. Brent Taylor, mayor of North Ogden, a small city in Utah, was identified as the U.S. service member killed in an attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul Saturday morning.

"Brent had a profound influence on this community," North Ogden's city website wrote. "He was the best of men with the ability to see potential and possibility in everything around him. We feel blessed to have had him as our mayor. Everywhere you look in North Ogden you can see his profound influence. He had a great love and vision for this community. He was patriotic to the core and a shining example of what an American politician should be. We are grateful for his service to both our city and our country. His loss will be felt for years to come."

In 2009, Taylor was elected to the city council before campaigning to become mayor of the city in 2013. According to the city council website, Taylor graduated from Brigham Young University in 2006. He received his masters in 2012 from the University of Utah in public administration.