Trump Honors 9/11 Hero Welles Crowther With Medal of Freedom

President Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther on Tuesday. Crowther, an equities trader and volunteer firefighter who tragically perished while saving lives during the September 11 attacks, received the nation's highest civilian honor ahead of the twenty-fifth anniversary. Trump presented the prestigious accolade to Crowther’s grieving mother and sister during a commemorative Steel Across America event.