(The Center Square) – Twenty-four years ago, now retiring state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
On Sept. 11, 2001, then Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell was in the bathroom located down the hall from his Pentagon office when an explosion occurred.
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