Trump Posthumously Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Volunteer Firefighter Crowther, Who Died Saving Lives on 9/11
On September 8, 2026, at a ceremony for the 9/11 steel beams memorial on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to volunteer firefighter Wells Remy Crowther, who rushed back into the rubble of the South Tower of the World Trade Center three times during the 9/11 attacks, rescued more than ten survivors, and lost his own life. His mother and sister, wearing red bandanas, accepted the award on his behalf.