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Krystal Carter sings along with the crowd, during a candlelight vigil for Brent Taylor, in North Ogden, Utah, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Taylor, a major in the National Guard, was killed Saturday in an insider attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Utah residents hold vigil for mayor killed in Afghanistan

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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)

Wife of Utah man killed in Afghanistan: Heartache, no regret

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Gov. Gary Herbert, left, and Maj. Gen. Jefferson S. Burton address the media on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Draper, Utah. Military officials say a major in Utah's Army National Guard who was also the mayor of a city north of Salt Lake City was killed in Afghanistan after being shot by a member of the Afghan security forces. They say Brent Taylor was in the country to train Afghan commandos and was shot Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, by one of the trainees at the Kabul military training center. The attacker was then killed by Afghan forces. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP)

Utah mayor, guard member killed by trainee in Afghanistan

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