Texas State Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) is a retired US Army Colonel. On September 11, 2001, he was working in the Pentagon:

…A second plane striking the second tower confirmed that a terrorist attack was underway, he said, at which time he and both coworkers prayed together. Seconds later, Birdwell told his coworkers he would be back in a minute as he had to go to the restroom, which turned out to be the last words he ever spoke to either.

Minutes later, American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon, hitting between Birdwell’s office and the restrooms down the hallway.

Birdwell succinctly explains the reason he survived that day:

“I did not survive because the Army made me tough,” he said. “I survived because of the grace of the toughest man who ever lived 2,000 years ago.”

Well said. Read more of Texas State Senator Birdwell’s story here.

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