Breitbart
Trump Remembers 9/11 Ahead of 25th Anniversary, Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 'Man in the Red Bandana'
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
President Donald Trump presented a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther on Tuesday, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday. Crowther, known as the "Man in the Red Bandana," saved 18 lives in the South Tower during the attacks. The award was presented in Washington.
