Trump Honors 9/11 Victims at the Ellipse, Pledging to ‘Never Forget’
Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther and highlighted a 21-foot World Trade Center beam during the commemoration.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump honored FDNY first responders at the White House, posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the 24-year-old volunteer firefighter known as the "Man in the Red Bandana."
- The ceremony marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, featuring a 21-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam from the South Tower displayed on the White House Ellipse as part of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's 'Steel Across America' tour.
- Crowther guided survivors from the South Tower's 78th-floor sky lobby, making three trips to save as many people as he could before the building collapsed, according to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
- Trump also announced the Coast Guard will commission a new fast-response cutter named for Jeffrey Palazzo, an FDNY Rescue Squad 5 member and Coast Guard reservist killed at the World Trade Center.
- As the nation marks the 25th anniversary on Friday, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation aims to deliver 343 mortgage-free homes this year, honoring every firefighter who perished in the Twin Towers.
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Trump posthumously awards top civilian honor to ‘man in the red bandanna’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to Welles Remy Crowther, an equities trader who rescued 18 people from the south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, before being killed when the building collapsed.
In the United States, Welles Crowther has been posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Crowther, better known as 'the man with the red bandana', saved several people during the attacks of September 11, 2001. For a long time, it was a mystery who 'the man with the red bandana' was; discover his story here.
This website is from Cedarnews.net. To learn more about the latest news and information, visit our site. Presidential Medal awarded to man who rescued victims of the 9/11 attacks; Trump says "We will never forget." On the 8th in Washington, U.S. President Trump (first from the right) presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the family of the late Wells Crowther, who played a vital role in rescue efforts during the 9/11 attacks (AFP-Jiji). …
Trump Remembers 9/11 on Ahead of 25th Anniversary, Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 'Man in the Red Bandana'
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Tuesday remembered the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks ahead of the 25th anniversary on Friday, and presented a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, who saved 18 lives in the South Tower.
We will never forget: Trump honours heroes of 9/11, posthumously awards Medal of Freedom to Man in the Red Bandana - The Tribune
During the ceremony, President Trump posthumously awarded the nation's highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to the family of Welles Crowther, the 24-year-old equities trader who saved multiple lives in the South Tower before losing his own and is now remembered as the “Man in the Red Bandana”.
Trump posthumously awards 9/11 hero ‘Man in the Red Bandana’ with Presidential Medal of Freedom - Boston News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (WHDH) - President Donald Trump Tuesday posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, an equities trader and volunteer firefighter, who is
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