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Utah Mayor killed in Afghanistan. Pleaded with country to vote before death.

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https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bdf9505e4b04367a87dcbc1
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-kills-utah-mayor-guard-member-in-afghanistan
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...killed-afghanistan-insider-attack/1883961002/

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NORTH OGDEN, Utah — The call had come again. Brent Taylor, the mayor of North Ogden and a major in the Utah National Guard, would be going to Afghanistan for his fourth deployment.

He told his constituents about it on Facebook in January, leaning into the camera to explain that he had been called to serve his country "whenever and however I can" and that he would be gone for a year, as part of a team helping to train an Afghan Army commando battalion. "Service is really what leadership is all about," he told them.

He said goodbye to his wife, Jennie, and their seven children, and turned over his municipal duties to his friend Brent Chugg. "You need to keep safe," Mr. Chugg told him. "I will," Major Taylor replied.

He did not make it home.
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Brent Taylor (R) posted a video imploring Americans to unify and vote after witnessing 4 million voters turning put during a terrorist event shortly before he died. He was a good Republican, and true American.

Rest in peace.
 

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Are the deployments mandatory? Even after doing 3 already? Aren't there some leeways based on prior deployments, family etc ?

Nevertheless, rest in peace.
 
Shig

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"Service is really what leadership is all about," he told them.
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Unless it's serving out a leadership role you were elected to, apparently?

I mean, condolences, but it strikes me as kind of a dick move to seek and fill the mayor's seat if you're in a position where you might have to just leave town for a year.
 
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HarryHengst

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YuYu said:
A true hero.My heart breaks for his family.RIP
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How is he a hero? For having seven kids while being an active member of the military, knowing he had to go to area's with a large risk of him dying?

Soldiers aren't heroes. They are tragic victims of the idiotic leadership of their country.
 
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HarryHengst said:
How is he a hero? For having seven kids while being an active member of the military, knowing he had to go to area's with a large risk of him dying?

Soldiers aren't heroes. They are tragic victims of the idiotic leadership of their country.
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Heroically never pulling out?
 
Kotto

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Ugh. US military seems insane. I don't understand why anyone would sign up for that bullshit.
"Duty" and "patriotism" is probably the go to answer here, but to me thats still pathologic.
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I don't know about him but a ton of people sign to avoid college debt or merely need some kind of source of income. Usually you aren't killed in Afghanistan, though so it is really unfortunate he did.
 
Trojita

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Maybe this is the thread to keep something to yourself if you have nothing nice to say. He died trying to train Afghani forces.

My condolences to his family, wife, children, parents and friends.
 
Mendrox

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Not a hero for leaving seven kids. :( Should be forbidden to let someone like him go to war. Also fuck war.

He should still rest in peace. Great person but wars like this are fucking pointless and it makes my blood boil.
 
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cameron

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Taylor was fatally shot by a commando trainee during an insider "green-on-blue" attack. Training the Afghan National Army and getting them to be self sufficient is part of the handover strategy. I'm guessing Taylor knew the importance of his role.

RIP.
 
Servbot24

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That is awful. RIP

Shig said:
Unless it's serving out a leadership role you were elected to, apparently?

I mean, condolences, but it strikes me as kind of a dick move to seek and fill the mayor's seat if you're in a position where you might have to just leave town for a year.
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HarryHengst said:
How is he a hero? For having seven kids while being an active member of the military, knowing he had to go to area's with a large risk of him dying?

Soldiers aren't heroes. They are tragic victims of the idiotic leadership of their country.
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Nicktals said:
Good Republican.

Huh.

RIP.
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Jesus christ
 
sibarraz

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Is so weird to see an active mayor being deployed to the frontlines, like, I would understand this in times of your country being invaded, but not in a case like this.

Anyway, at least he earned my respect by calling people to vote, RIP
 
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I didn't realize that National Guard members could get shipped of to Afghanistan.
 
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Shig said:
Unless it's serving out a leadership role you were elected to, apparently?

I mean, condolences, but it strikes me as kind of a dick move to seek and fill the mayor's seat if you're in a position where you might have to just leave town for a year.
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Posted by someone who apparently has no concept of what the mayor of a town of less than 20,000 actually does. It's nearly a completely ceremonial and civic post and the people who elected him would have been aware of his status with the National Guard.
 

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Jesus fucking Christ some of you shitting this thread up.

He was a national guardsman serving his country. I don't think he expected a member of our ally's security force to betray and murder him
 
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cameron said:
Taylor was fatally shot by a commando trainee during an insider "green-on-blue" attack. Training the Afghan National Army and getting them to be self sufficient is part of the handover strategy. I'm guessing Taylor knew the importance of his role.

RIP.
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That "handover" has been going on for almost 12 years if not longer. Shame he died for a project with no end in sight.
 
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RIP. He died doing something honourable.

And not to be insensitive but I don't think a National Guardsman would have to do four deployments, so he likely volunteered to train the Afghan Army soldiers.
 

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Rest in peace!


Also I am fucking disgusted at this thread, even though I kind of expected these kind of reactions.
 

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starpower said:
Wow, left behind seven kids :[
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Mormons are encouraged to start having kids young and have plenty of them. I have 4 Mormon uncles and each one has at least 6 kids, one has 9. A family reunion with 7th generation Mormons is something else.
 
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If this guy had ever been introduced in any other context as a republican, most people here would rightly consider him a scumbag. This individual was part of the same organization as many of those politicians we all despise, he grouped himself willingly with racists, nazis and homophobes. The exact same organization that is trying to destroy the planet for profit. I don't really understand why him taking part in a war that he chose to join somehow turns him into a hero.
 
Servbot24

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Nicktals said:
What's your problem with what I said. The OP made a point to say that part, unnecessarily. It's entirely irrelevant. He made a point to say 'good republican'. I don't think republicans are good people.

I still think it's sad he was killed and leaving behind children.
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The dude died, let us know how you feel about Republicans some other time
 

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Servbot24 said:
The dude died, let us know how you feel about Republicans some other time
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Say that to the OP? I replied to the editorializing in the OP.

If the OP hadnt said that part, my post just would've just been RIP. And yes, I'm aware he died, which is why I said RIP, and talked about how it's sad he died and left behind so many kids.

If you have an issue with me replying to the content in the OP, I don't know what to tell ya.
 
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Nicktals said:
If the OP hadnt said that part, my post just would've just been RIP. And yes, I'm aware he died, which is why I said RIP, and talked about how it's sad he died and left behind so many kids.
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Yep, OP shared his opinion and threw that in there, we can share ours. Makes you wonder the purpose of the thread putting that in there.

The dude could have cured cancer, he still supports racism, sexism, and fascism. I feel horrible for the kids left behind, and if there's a way to donate to them I will.

BronsonLee I only got roped in because I haven't ha my coffee yet!
 
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