In 2006, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Brian Birdwell was invited to speak at the Republican Party of Texas State Convention in San Antonio, where he addressed 12,000 attendees. In this excerpt of his remarks, he shares his experience of living through the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.

Watch Brian Birdwell's appearance as a panelist on Hannity's “Great American Panel” where he defended our conservative values on a number of subjects.