President Donald Trump says he will recognize Welles Crowther, who lost his life on Sept. 11, 2001, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Crowther, a Boston College alum, died as he helped people escape the World Trade Center’s South Tower after it was hit by a hijacked airplane.
Crowther wore a red bandana on his face, which is on display at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Every September, BC honors Crowther with a red bandana game, and it holds a 5K in his memory every October.
Trump announced that he was giving Crowther America’s highest civilian honor during a speech in Crowther’s native Rockland County, New York, on Friday. He called Crowther’s mother to the stage after announcing the award.
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Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump greets Alison Crowther after his speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on Friday, May 22, 2026. Crowther is the mother of Welles Remy Crowther, remembered as the “Man in the Red Bandana,” who saved many lives at the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11.
NBC10 Boston’s Asher Klein contributed to this report.
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