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The Man in the Red Bandana | US News
In a moving ceremony, President Trump honored Welles Crowther, the “man in the red bandana,” posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his heroic actions on 9/11. At just 24, this equities trader and volunteer firefighter risked everything to rescue dozens trapped in the South Tower, making multiple perilous trips up and down burning floors. Wearing the red bandana gifted by his father — a symbol he said he’d use to change the world — Crowther gave his life saving others as the tower collapsed. The medal was awarded to his mother and sister, alongside a steel beam from the…
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