9/11 Unified America: Sen. Tom Cotton Planned to Be a Lawyer but Joined the Army Instead

9/11 Unified America: Sen. Tom Cotton Planned to Be a Lawyer but Joined the Army Instead
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Michael Wing
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Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton was still in law school when the Twin Towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, literally shaking Manhattan and claiming the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.

As a Harvard law student in his early twenties, Cotton’s life took a big turn on that day. He had planned on being a lawyer. But like thousands of other Americans, Cotton set his own life plans aside after that day and patriotically joined the military in the War on Terror.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
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Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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