There were many heroes on Sept. 11. But for months, one of them was known only as the “mysterious man in the red bandanna” who saved as many as 18 lives while sacrificing his own. A year later, the world — and his family — learned who the hero was. News 4’s Chuck Scarborough told his story then, with the help of his grieving parents. He met with them again in 2016 spoke about the impact their son has had.
On the first anniversary of the attacks, NBC 4 New York's Chuck Scarborough talked with the parents of Welles Crowther, 24, who explained how they came to learn their son was the hero known only at first as "the man in the red bandanna.""I weep every day for my son," Jeff says."Every day."
Today, a Welles Crowther charitable trust grants scholarships, and a Red Bandanna football game and run are held at Boston College, Welles' alma mater. An annual Red Bandanna hero's award is give out. Soon, a documentary called"Man in Red Bandana" will be released, as well as a Red Bandanna book. And closest to Allison's heart is the Red Bandanna Project, which offers lessons to school children internationally.
Both are frustated that after all these years, none of the terrorists have been tried and sentenced. One week after the 9/11 attacks, New York City was still searching for survivors in the rubble and looking for the airplanes’ black box recorders. Watch the report from downtown.
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