Republican Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia said the 9/11 attacks inspired him to put his plans on hold and reenlist in the military, changing his life forever.
“I was in for a few years in the SEAL teams and I was planning on getting out and going to college and I’d actually just gotten back from a deployment overseas just a few weeks before it happened,” Taylor said on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday. (RELATED: Joe Scarborough Calls Trump A ‘Far Graver Threat’ To America Than 9/11 Attackers)
“I remember turning on the TV, actually my girlfriend at the time was like ‘hey, you need to turn the TV on’ and we took a look at it and I just, I knew that I would be going to war and I knew that I’d be reenlisting early and not going to college,” he said.
Taylor said he took his son to see the 9/11 memorial in New York City to impress upon him how life-changing the attack was and how many “horrors” America had to face following the carnage.
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“I’ve got to tell you just a couple weeks ago I was up where you guys are [New York City] and I was with my son and we were looking at the memorial up there. And, you know, he’s a little young now but I want him to know how our lives changed that day,” he said. “I want him to know some of the horrors that we have in our hearts and our head.”
Taylor also said his son’s middle name is a tribute to a fallen friend who fought in Afghanistan after the attacks.
“I want him to know about the hero who his middle name is named after who gave his life in Afghanistan. It was a small moment for us but it had very big meaning,” he concluded.
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