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Two soldiers were seriously injured after coming into contact with the chemical and its residues.
"Those who serve our country risk their lives every day to protect us," said David C. Joseph, US attorney for the western district of Louisiana. "They should not be put in danger unnecessarily."
Taylor had faced life in prison.
Taylor blew up the bomb on the morning of April 12, 2017, in the Kisatchie National Forest, near the Fort Polk military base, according to his guilty plea. Three soldiers in the middle of a nearby training exercise heard the explosion and found Taylor filming the explosion with his mobile phone. The soldiers questioned Taylor and told the military police arrived at the scene to investigate, according to the Department of Justice.
When the police collected samples, an investigator placed a rock covered with an unknown substance in a bag that immediately jumped. The plastic gloves and the investigator's boots began to melt, his skin began to burn and he had trouble breathing, said the Department of Justice in his release.
Taylor was arrested and his vehicle was searched, the statement said. The investigators found leftover bombs and chlorine residues in the car. The law enforcement officers eventually found notes manufacturing bombs, materials and chemical residues in Taylor's vehicle, apartment and storage, said the Justice Department.
Another investigator, who inhaled and touched the residue, was hospitalized.
The two investigators who inhaled the chlorine gas were treated repeatedly for their injuries "and ended their military career," said the Justice Department.
"The sentence today holds Taylor responsible for his crime and makes it clear that we will not tolerate such conduct," said John C. Demers, Deputy Attorney General for National Security.
Mary Kay Mallonee from CNN contributed to this report.
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