The Red Bandana Hero: What Welles Crowther Taught Us About Courage Some stories deserve to be remembered because they show us what courage actually looks like. On September 11, 2001, Welles Crowther was inside the South Tower of the World Trade Center when the attacks changed everything. In the middle of smoke, confusion, fear, and destruction, Welles could have focused only on finding his own way out. Instead, he helped other people escape. Survivors later remembered a myste