Trump Honors Welles Crowther
Trump posthumously honored 9/11 rescuer Welles Crowther with the Medal of Freedom.
September 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 4:14pm ET
The New York TimesTrump Awards Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the ‘Man in the Red Bandanna’
Fortune'America is blessed with a strength': Trump commemorates victims of 9/11 ahead of quarter-century anniversary
New York PostTrump honors 9/11 ‘man in the red bandana’ Welles Crowther with posthumous Medal of Freedom
FOX NewsTrump posthumously awards Medal of Freedom to 9/11's 'man in red bandana'.jpg "Photo: Daily Caller")
Daily CallerTrump Honors ‘The Man In The Red Bandana’ With Medal Of Freedom
One America News NetworkTrump honors 9/11 heroes at 'Steel Across America' memorial
TownhallAmerican Heroes of 9/11: Welles Crowther
Epoch TimesTrump Posthumously Awards Medal of Freedom to ‘Red Bandana’ 9/11 Hero
PJ MediaTrump Awards 9/11 Hero Who Died in Attacks a High Honor
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What happened
President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Remy Crowther
Welles CrowtherAmerican stock trader and volunteer firefighter, victim of September 11 attacks (1977–2001), the 24-year-old equities trader and volunteer firefighter known as the “man in the red bandana.” Crowther is credited with saving 18 people from the World Trade Center’s South Tower during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks before he was killed. Trump presented the honor during the Tunnel to Towers FoundationTunnel to Towers FoundationAmerican charitable organization’s “Steel Across America” event in Washington, D.C., which displayed a 21-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam recovered from the South Tower.
