Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the ‘Man in the Red Bandanna’
2 sources·Updated September 9, 2026
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- ABC News Top·2h agoWATCH: 'Man in the red bandana' honored for 9/11 heroism
The family of Welles Crowther, commonly known as "The Man in the Red Bandana," accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump Tuesday.
Read at ABC News Top → - NYT Homepage·18h agoTrump Awards Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the ‘Man in the Red Bandanna’
Welles Remy Crowther, an equity trader and volunteer firefighter, is credited with saving 18 people at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 before being killed.
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