President Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, who saved 18 people during the 9/11 attacks before perishing in the south tower collapse. Crowther, known as the "man in the red bandanna," used the bandanna as a mask while guiding survivors down a stairwell. His heroic actions were discovered in 2002 when his mother read a New York Times article.

Trump presented the medal to Crowther's mother and sister at a White House ceremony, honoring his bravery and service.