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Attacks of 9/11 sent Rep. Eli Crane into the military and shaped the way he views the Iran war

By Anna Giaritelli
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Twenty-five years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed the trajectory of the life of an Arizona college student.

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) is a three-term congressman who chose, in the first few days after the horrific attack, to leave the classroom and travel thousands of miles away to take the fight to al Qaeda.

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