Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan honored at funeral

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan is being remembered at a public funeral as a man of commitment, confidence, conviction and compassion.
Brent Taylor’s younger brother, Derek, said Saturday in the city of Ogden that those attributes were the driving force behind everything his 39-year-old brother accomplished.
He’s one of several family members and friends speaking at the funeral, where Brent Taylor’s casket is drape