# 9/11 hero known as the ‘man in the red bandana’ awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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- NBC News, 2026-09-08 23:29 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLzD_98mUuc

> Welles Crowther, credited with saving more than a dozen people during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, became known as the “man in the red bandana” after survivors recalled him covering his face with one while helping others evacuate. President Trump posthumously presented his mother with the Presidential Medal of Freedom ahead of the attacks’ 25th anniversary.

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