(CNN)Brent Taylor, the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, was killed in Afghanistan this weekend, just a few months away from finishing his tour. He will not be forgotten by at least one Afghan man who served with him.
Taylor had temporarily stepped down from his position as mayor to deploy to Afghanistan with the Utah Army National Guard. He had already served 12 years as an officer in the United States Army National Guard, and two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He celebrated his 15th wedding anniversary last month and leaves behind his wife and their seven children. On Monday morning his family received a letter from Maj. Abdul Rahman Rahmani, an Afghan pilot who served alongside Taylor.
