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These congressmen served after 9/11. It changed them in different ways.

Washington Post Politics Friday 11 September 2026, 10:00 UTC By Dan Merica 1 min read
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Jason Crow and Troy Downing rushed to serve in the weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Crow “was angry” and wanted to “fight back.” Downing felt “the sense of violation” and wanted to be the “tip of the spear” in the country’s military response.

Jason Crow and Troy Downing rushed to serve in the weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Crow “was angry” and wanted to “fight back.” Downing felt “the sense of violation” and wanted to be the “tip of the spear” in the country’s military response. Democracy Dies in Darkness These congressmen served after 9/11. It changed them in different ways. Two veterans from different political parties took disparate lessons from the post-9/11 wars.
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