{"id":222235,"date":"2025-09-13T00:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/222235\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:44:13","slug":"new-york-lawmaker-asks-president-trump-to-posthumously-honor-9-11-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/222235\/","title":{"rendered":"New York lawmaker asks President Trump to posthumously honor 9\/11 hero"},"content":{"rendered":"

A New York congressman is calling on President Trump to posthumously award a World Trade Center employee-turned-9\/11 hero the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n

It’s considered the highest civilian honor in the United States.<\/p>\n

“You are the light in the darkness, Welles”<\/p>\n

Welles Remy Crowther is widely known as the man in the red bandana. He was a Nyack native who spent time in his childhood cleaning trucks with his father, Jefferson, who was captain.<\/p>\n

He began volunteering as a junior fireman when he was 16 years old, and continued to serve as a volunteer firefighter as an adult.<\/p>\n

\"Plaque<\/p>\n

Welles Remy Crowther spent time in his childhood cleaning trucks with his father, Jefferson, who was captain of Empire Hook and Ladder Company in Nyack<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

In 2001, at age 24, he was working as an equities trader in the South Tower.<\/p>\n

“Welles was always a very caring soul, and on September 11th, his regular day was, as was everyone’s, turned upside down,” mother Alison Crowther said.<\/p>\n

After the tower was hit, Welles Remy Crowther guided survivors in the 78th-floor sky lobby to safety until he didn’t return. His body was recovered in the rubble six months later. He’s credited with saving at least 18 people.<\/p>\n

\"Welles<\/p>\n

Welles Remy Crowther was known for always carrying a red bandana his father had given him as a child.<\/p>\n

Alison Crowther<\/p>\n

During his rescue efforts, he was seen with a red bandana covering his nose and mouth. His family says his father gave it to him as a child, and he was known to always keep it with him.<\/p>\n

It’s become his legacy, representing bravery and selflessness. His mom started a charitable trust in his name under those same morals.<\/p>\n

“Look for the light in the darkness. Be the light in the darkness. You are the light in the darkness, Welles,” she said.<\/p>\n

“He taught us you just answer. Answer the call. Don’t question.”<\/p>\n

Rep. Mike Lawler was at Thursday night’s Yankees game with the president<\/a>. Mr. Trump was gifted a red bandana on behalf of the Crowther family, and Lawler told the president about Welles Remy Crowther’s heroism.<\/p>\n

\"Rep.<\/p>\n

President Trump was gifted a red bandana on behalf of the Crowther family at the Yankees game on Sept. 11, 2025.<\/p>\n

Mike Lawler<\/p>\n

Friday, Lawler stood outside Empire Hook and Ladder Company in Nyack and announced he is requesting Mr. Trump posthumously award Welles Remy Crowther the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n

“The president was extremely receptive and grateful for Welles’ service, for his heroism,” Lawler said.<\/p>\n

“He taught us you just answer. Answer the call. Don’t question,” Empire Hook and Ladder Company President Trevor Gottlieb said.<\/p>\n

Lawler will also be introducing legislation to posthumously award Welles Remy Crowther with the Congressional Gold Medal. \u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News New York reached out to the White House asking if Mr. Trump would consider the honors and have not heard back.<\/p>\n

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