,,ic  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #di  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1          
#bjai,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,,an ,,act  ,to     
designate ! out/ation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,nor? ,ogd51 ,utah1 
z ! ,major ,br5t ,taylor ,vet ,c5t]     
,out/ation4  #a4  ,f9d+s  ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,major ,br5t ,taylor    
began 8 milit>y s]vice foll[+ ! attacks 
( ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja4 ,he jo9$ ! ,army
 ,national ,gu>d 9 #bjjc1 ?ree days aft]
 8 engagem5t to 8 wife1 ,j5nie4 ,five ( 
8 bro!rs w\ld ev5tually s]ve 9 ! ,arm$  
,=ces foll[+ ! deadly attacks4  7#b7    
,dur+ 8 "t 9 ! ,army ,national ,gu>d1   
,major ,taylor di/+ui%$ himself 9 s]vice
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,/ate ( ,utah4  
,he receiv$ a commission z a second     
lieut5ant f ! ,brigham ,"y ,univ]sity   
,res]ve ,(fic] ,tra9+ ,corps 9 #bjjf1   
:ile graduat+ z a memb] ( ! ,national   
,society ( ,collegiate ,s*ol>s4  7#c7   
,dur+ 8 impressive c>e] ) ! ,utah       

,national ,gu>d1 ,major ,taylor di/+ui%$
 himself 9 multiple specialties1 includ+
 ,intellig5ce & ,milit>y ,police4 ,"o ( 
8 e>lie/ assignm5ts includ$ analyz+     
=eign language docum5ts 9 support ( !   
,def5se ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy4 ,he also l$
 docum5t exploitation ef=ts 9 multiple  
,european & ,s\? ,am]ican languages = a 
v>iety ( intellig5ce community cu/om]s4 
,major ,taylor also manag$ a team t     
assess$ security vuln]abilities at      
high-pr(ile facilities across ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 all :ile ma9ta9+ a successful   
private sector c>e] 9 ,utah4  7#d7      
,major ,taylor 0 cont9u\sly ready to    
take up a call to arms f ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & deploy$ f\r times 9 support (        
op]ations 9 ,iraq & ,afghani/an4 ,8     
deploy$ duties v>i$ f ,platoon ,lead] & 
,combat ,advisor to ,*ief ( ,/aff to !  
,special ,op]ations ,advisory ,gr\p1    
responsible = lead+ a jo9t task =ce     
advis+ & assi/+ an elite ,afghan special
 op]ations unit4  7#e7 ,?r\gh\t 8       
deploym5ts1 ,major ,taylor di/+ui%$     

himself on sev]al occasions1 e>n+ a     
multitude ( aw>ds includ+ ! ,bronze ,/>4
 ,! citation cr$its ! ability ( ,major  
,taylor to ?9k calmly & decisively to   
keep 8 subord9ates safe :ile trav]s+    
#fjj1jjj miles ( roads 9 ,iraq1 lad5 )  
improvis$ explosive devices 7commonly   
ref]r$ to z ,,i$7 & ripe = ambu%4  7#f7 
,dur+ "o p>ticul>ly h>r[+ mission1      
,major ,taylor's vehicle 0 /ruck by an  
,,i$4 ,al?\gh he surviv$ ! attack1 !    
w\nds he receiv$ e>n$ him ! ,purple     
,he>t4  7#g7 ,major ,taylor's amaz+     
record ( s]vice 0 n limit$ to !         
battlefield4 ,9 #bjaj1 he s]v$ z a memb]
 ( ! ,nor? ,ogd5 ,city ,c\ncil &1 9     
#bjac1 ,major ,taylor 0 elect$ mayor4 ,8
 /eadfa/ lead]%ip l$ to ! city be+      
recogniz$ z ,bus9ess ,fri5dly by !      
,gov]nor ( ,utah1 & z "o ( ! safe/1     
free/ cities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by sev]al
 organizations4 ,8 initiatives includ$  
improvem5ts to public works &           
infra/ructure1 attract+ bus9esses to !  
area1 develop+ a local community c5t]1 &

 increas+ transp>5cy4 ,8 action l$ 8    
con/itu5ts to reelect ,major ,taylor 9  
#bjag4  7#h7 ,9 #bjah1 ,major ,taylor   
plac$ himself on a leave ( abs5ce f 8   
mayoral duties 9 ord] to deploy to      
,afghani/an1 expla9+ to 8 con/itu5ts1   
,s]vice is :at lead]%ip is all ab\t44   
7#i7 ,:ile s]v+ 9 ,afghani/an1 a de>    
colleague1 ,afghani ,lieut5ant          
,kefayatullah1 0 kill$ %ortly be=e !    
,afghan elections4 ,major ,taylor wrote1
 ,! /rong turn\t at t election1 despite 
! attacks & *all5ges1 0 a success = !   
long-suff]+ p ( ,afghani/an1 & = ! cause
 ( human fre$om4 ,i am pr\d ( ! brave   
,afghan & ,u4,s4 soldi]s ,i s]ve )4 ,_m 
,am]ican1 ,,nato & ,afghan troops h di$ 
to make mom5ts l ?is election possible44
 ,he also extoll$ ! ,am]ican public to  
embrace its civic duty1 /at+1 ,i hope   
ev]yone back home ex]cises _! preci\s "r
 to vote4 ,& t :e!r ! ,republicans or   
,democrats w91 t we all rememb] t we h  
f> m z ,am]icans t unites u ?an divides 
u44  7#aj7 ,tragically1 on ,saturday1   

,novemb] #c1 #bjah1 ,major ,taylor 0    
kill$ 9 an attack 9 ,afghani/an4 ,he 0  
surviv$ by 8 wife1 ,j5nie1 & 8 sev5     
*ildr51 ,megan1 ,l9coln1 ,alex1 ,jacob1 
,ellie1 ,jona?an1 & ,c>ol9e4  7#aa7 ,!  
impression t ,major ,taylor left 0      
indelible4 ,an ,afghan (fic] :o _h s]v$ 
) ,major ,taylor p5n$ a lett] to 8 wife1
 /at+1 ,y\r husb& taught me to love my  
wife ,hamida z an equal & treat my      
*ildr5 z treasur$ gifts1 to be a bett]  
fa!r1 to be a bett] husb&1 & to be a    
bett] man44 ,t (fic] fur!r comm5t$ t1   
,he di$ on our soil b he di$ = ! success
 ( fre$om & democracy 9 bo? ( our       
c\ntries44  7#ab7 ,x is only well &     
fitt+ t1 z a tribute to ! amaz+ life (  
,major ,taylor1 ,congress "n a facility 
9 honor ( ,major ,taylor's %9+ example (
 s]vice & sacrifice4  #b4  ,designation 
( ,major ,br5t ,taylor ,vet ,c5t]       
,out/ation 9 ,nor? ,ogd51 ,utah  7a7    
,designation  ,! out/ation ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs locat$ at #bceg    
,nor? #djj ,ea/ ,wa%+ton ,b\lev>d1 ,nor?

 ,ogd51 ,utah1 %all aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n & designat$ 
z ! ,major ,br5t ,taylor ,vet ,c5t]     
,out/ation4  7b7  ,ref]5ce  ,any ref]5ce
 9 any law1 regulation1 map1 docum5t1   
pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 ! facility ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7  
%all be consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to !   
,major ,br5t ,taylor ,vet ,c5t]         
,out/ation4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,febru>y   
#e1 #bjai4 ,julie ,e4 ,adams1 ,secret>y