Community and nation turn out to celebrate life of Taylor

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

By 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning, multitudes of area residents were lined up in the hallway leading to the South Adams Gymnasium, waiting for doors to open to the funeral site of Nicholas (Nick) Taylor, veteran and hero of the local community whose life was taken in Afghanistan on July 16.

And while the community came out in mass, it wasn't only Berne or Adams County people that paid tribute to the community's fallen hero. Hundreds of motorcycle riders from the Indiana Patriot Guard stood by with flags saluting the young soldier and his grieving family. Dignitaries such as State Senator Travis Holdman, Governor Mitchell Daniels, Adjutant General of Indiana National Guard General Umbarger, U.S Representative Dan Coates, U.S. Representative Mike Pence and State Representative Matt Lehman all paid tributes to Taylor's military service.