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Without Him, I Wouldn't Be Here': Remembering 'The Red Bandana Man,' Who Saved Lives On 9/11 | Here & Now
The Man in the Red Bandana | Welles Crowther was a former lacrosse player whose trademark was a red bandana. On Sept. 11, 2001, he led people to safety. This is his
National September 11 Memorial & Museum - After 9/11, stories from survivors surfaced about a mysterious man wearing a red bandana who helped people escape from the South Tower before it collapsed.
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