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Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the ‘Man in the Red Bandanna’
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Remy Crowther during a ceremony on an unspecified date. Crowther was an equity trader and volunteer firefighter who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, after assisting in evacuations. He is credited with helping at least 18 people escape the towers before his death.