India, May 23 -- US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Welles Remy Crowther, the 9/11 hero known as the "Man in the Red Bandana," will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

Trump made the announcement during an event in Rockland County, New York, as the country approaches the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. According to The Mirror US, the recognition came after requests from New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and other local leaders.

"At the request of Bruce, Mike, and some of the great political people we have, and we are approaching the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, a dark day that will live in infamy," Trump said during ...