Watch, Attend, Play, Read: The Man in the Red Bandanna on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11

NYACK, NY — On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, remember Nyack native Welles Remy Crowther, who died while rescuing other victims in the World Trade Center.

Crowther graduated from Nyack High School in 1995 and received a degree in Economics from Boston College. He was also a firefighter with Upper Nyack's Empire Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1, and worked with an investment banking firm in the towers when the September 11 attacks took place. Crowther called his mom to say he was OK, but then opted to stay and aid those in need. Eyewitnesses told how a man in a red bandanna directed and carried several people to safety—the man was later identified as Crowther.

“You heard this man's voice say, ‘I found the stairs. Follow me,’” Ling Young, one of those survivors, said in a powerful and poignant video from ESPN.

Watch:

Read: A book about Crowther, "One Red Bandanna" by Tom Rinaldi, came out Sept. 6.

Attend: The 14th annual Concert for Remembrance in memory of the victims and heroes of 9/11 is 5PM Sept. 18 at Grace Episcopal Church, 130 First Ave, Nyack.

Play: Sign up for the Red Bandanna Classic, Sept. 23 at the Patriot Hills Golf Club in Stony Point.

If you are moved to do more, check out the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust, a non-profit run by Alison and Jeff Crowther in honor of their son. For information about it, visit their website.

PHOTO/ Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust