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On the 24th anniversary of 9/11, Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, is sharing his unusual experience that day, which inspired him to join the United States Air Force.

Downing was on a moose hunting trip with a friend in the Alaskan wilderness, with the only outside communication being an aviation radio, when he and his friend noticed that no planes were flying over remote Alaska anymore.

"I'm thinking nuclear holocaust. I have no idea what could make planes stop flying," he said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

WEST POINT CADET TURNED ARMY VETERAN HONORS BROTHER LOST IN 9/11 ATTACKS THROUGH METS GAME TRIBUTE

"We decide if they don't come pick us up on our scheduled day, which was the 16th, I said we got to hike to Anch

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