The man in the red bandanna

Do you know about Welles Crowther? It really makes me teary whenever we run a story about him in the paper. He was a 24 year old who worked in the World Trade Center and also happened to be a volunteer firefighter. He died in the 9/11 attacks. After his death, people who survived told about how they were saved by a man wearing a red bandanna around his face. His parents knew that had to be him because he always carried a red bandanna in his pocket, and the survivors were able to identify him from photos. Before he died, he had wanted to join the FDNY, and this week the FDNY made him an honorary member. You can read more here.