Trump Honors 9/11 Victims at the Ellipse, Pledging to ‘Never Forget’
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s 16,900-pound beam toured 21 states and Washington, D.C., before returning to Ground Zero in a 40-city commemoration.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump honored FDNY first responders at the White House, posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther, the 24-year-old volunteer firefighter known as the "Man in the Red Bandana."
- The ceremony marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, featuring a 21-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam from the South Tower displayed on the White House Ellipse as part of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's 'Steel Across America' tour.
- Crowther guided survivors from the South Tower's 78th-floor sky lobby, making three trips to save as many people as he could before the building collapsed, according to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
- Trump also announced the Coast Guard will commission a new fast-response cutter named for Jeffrey Palazzo, an FDNY Rescue Squad 5 member and Coast Guard reservist killed at the World Trade Center.
- As the nation marks the 25th anniversary on Friday, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation aims to deliver 343 mortgage-free homes this year, honoring every firefighter who perished in the Twin Towers.
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Independent EspañolAlmost a quarter of a century after a day that was “recorded forever in the memory of the Americans,” President Donald Trump paid tribute on Tuesday to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks and promised “never forget.”
Key news items from VOA's "Today's Focus" on September 9, 2026 include: President Trump attends a commemoration of the 9/11 steel beams that crisscross the United States and honors volunteer firefighters who died in the attacks; Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first Chief Executive who championed Article 23 of the National Security Law, passes away at the age of 89; President Trump is about to welcome a visit from Chinese leaders, and experts discuss…
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Trump Honors 9/11 Victims at Ellipse, Awards Medal of Freedom to ‘Man in the Red Bandanna’
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President Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget’
Nearly a quarter century after a day “etched forever into the memories of Americans,” President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to “never forget.”
Marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump held a memorial service near the White House. President Trump declared America's indomitable will and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Wells Crowder, who saved lives at the scene of the attacks. He also emphasized the military influence of the U.S. military, citing achievements in blocking Iran's nuclear threat.
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