Rudy Giuliani's Unexpected Gesture at 9/11 Anniversary Sparks Reactions
Twenty-five years later, we never forget.Americans in New York City and across the nation are gathering Friday to remember the 2,977 people killed and thousands more injured in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Families of those killed when hijackers crashed a pair of planes into the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan began reading the victims’ names aloud at the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero at 8:30 a.m., as is tradition during the annual ceremony, stopping for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. — the exact time American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower.Later, President Trump will deliver remarks at the Pentagon. And the Yankees and Mets will kick off the first of their three-game Subway Series at 6:30 p.m. in the Bronx with special tributes honoring 9/11 first responders and those lost in the attacks that changed America forever.Follow The Post’s live updates from memorials at Ground Zero and beyond on the 25th anniversary of 9/11:LI student athletes honor 9/11 hero Welles Crowther, aka 'The Man With The Red Bandana'
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Alex Mitchell Students athletes in East Islip on Long Island honored 9/11 hero Welles Remy Crowther, who became known as “The Man With The Red Bandana,” this week by wearing the accessory and fundraising for his charitable trust. East Islip High School volleyball players Anna Kohlhoff, left, and Lexi Kneisel and their teammates wore red bandanas for a match on Wednesday to honor Welles Crowther ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Heather Khalifa for NY PostEast Islip football players run onto the field before their first game of the season, against Comsewogue at East Islip High School on Wednesday. The team was one of several at their school to honor Crowther by raising funds for the Man With The Red Bandana Foundation established in his memory. Heather Khalifa for NY PostCrowther sacrificed his life saving nearly 20 people from the World Trade Center’s South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, his selfless actions going on to serve as a guiding light and inspiration for the next generation.READ MOREFamilies of FDNY hero and the man he died trying to save stand together at Ground Zero: 'Incredible bond'
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Katherine Donlevy The loved ones of a pair 9/11 victims who died together when the South Tower collapsed stood shoulder-to-shoulder at Ground Zero to honor their memory.The families of Richard Gabrielle and FDNY Battalion Chief Orio Palmer have developed "an incredible bond" over the 25 years since the tragedy — after learning that the two men spent their final moments with one another.An attendee seen praying and paying tribute to the fallen victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on its 25th anniversary on Friday. Getty ImagesThe World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Matthew McDermott for NY Post"Orio, here we are once again 25 years later ... where you laid down your life to save others," Palmer's sister said at the reading of names."Every day still carries reminders of that day. I will never forget that sacrifice."Palmer's radio communications recovered in the years after the tragedy revealed that he made it to the 78th floor of the South Tower and found Gabrielle, who was an insurance broker waiting for an express elevator when the blast from the plane crash threw him against a wall.A view of the September 11 Memorial Plaza in Lower Manhattan early Friday, ahead of the annual commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero. Dave Sanders/POOL/EPA/ShutterstockPalmer and his team were recorded giving Gabrielle first aid and comfort, along with other victims on the floor, when the tower buckled under the trauma at 9:59 a.m."I believe that you and Orio orchestrated our families coming together through this tragedy and we have an incredible bond today. We're standing at this podium together because of you. We love you. We honor you. We will never forget you," Gabrielle's niece said.Earlier this week, Trump awarded 9/11 ‘man in the red bandana’ Welles Crowther with posthumous Medal of Freedom
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Emily Goodin WASHINGTON — President Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday to Welles Crowther, the equities trader known as the “man in the red bandana” credited with saving more than a dozen people from the World Trade Center on 9/11.President Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Alison Crowther, on behalf of her son Welles Remy Crowther, and to Paige Crowther, Welles' sister. AFP via Getty ImagesAlison Crowther holds a painting of her son Welles Crowther, who has become known as the "Man in the Red Bandana" USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectCrowther’s mother Allison and sister Paige accepted the posthumous award — the nation’s highest civilian honor — during a ceremony on the Ellipse paying tribute to first responders who died in the terror attacks 25 years ago Friday.On display next to the stage was a 16,900-pound steel beam taken from the wreckage of the Twin Towers.READ MOREYoung girl pays tribute at 9/11 ceremony to veteran grandfather she never got to meet
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Katherine Donlevy A young girl who was not alive during the September 11 attacks delivered an emotional tribute to her grandfather she never had the opportunity to meet.The girl read the name of Kevin Patrick Conners, a 55-year-old military veteran who was working as a senior vice president of Euro Brokers, Inc., a brokerage firm with offices in the World Trade Center. A young girl who was not alive during the September 11 attacks delivered an emotional tribute to her grandfather she never had the opportunity to meet. James Keivom for NY Post"Not a day passes that we don't think about. We love you. And I know you're smiling at us," the granddaughter said before the crowd.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch sends emotional 9/11 message to cops
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Tina Moore This morning, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch sent a vivid message to all members of the NYPD, calling on heroes who served on Sept. 11, 2001, to make sure future generations "never forget." Here is her missive: New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch attends an unveiling ceremony for a new 9/11 Memorial Wall at One Police Plaza in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesFlowers and American flags are seen at the memorial ahead of a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. Getty ImagesTo the Members of the New York City Police Department:This morning, our nation pauses to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001. Our Department holds especially close the memory of the 23 NYPD members killed at the World Trade Center that morning, and the more than 500 members who later died from illnesses connected to the rescue and recovery effort.On Wednesday, we unveiled a new 9/11 Memorial Wall in the Hall of Heroes at One Police Plaza, bearing the names of every member we have lost in the aftermath of the attacks. It is a tribute worthy of the gravity of their sacrifice and gives their memory a permanent home at the heart of this Department.Today, fewer than 1,000 uniformed members who served on September 11th remain on this job. For you, that day has never become history. You remember the people behind those names, who they were before the world knew them as heroes, and what it cost to go on without them. You are an irreplaceable bridge between what this Department lived through and what future generations must never forget.One day, no active member will be able to say, “I was there.” When that day comes, the memory of September 11th will depend on what we have passed down.To the generation of cops who came of age long after September 11th: this did not happen to some other NYPD. This is the Department you joined. You inherited a Department shaped by what these men and women gave. Learn their names. Listen to those who served beside them. Understand that when this city needed them most, they didn’t hesitate.They went.May the memories of all those we have lost be an eternal blessing. And may we always be worthy of the legacy they left in our hands.Sincerely,Jessica S. TischPolice Commissioner