One hero whose story became known from this day goes by the name, The Boy in the Red Bandanna. Welles Crowther grew up in Nyack New York. At the age of six, his father gave him a white handkerchief for show, but a red bandanna for him to blow his nose. From the time, his father gave him that red bandanna; he loved it and carried it around with him always. Welles was a smart and concentrated kid who always did what he was told and loved helping others. He was always a leader and captain on his sports teams, and was the Top scorer on his lacrosse team He always wore number 19. By the time he was 16, he had signed up to be a junior firefighter. When it came time for college, he played division 1 lacrosse at Boston College. HE wasn’t very tall
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The final death count was 341 New York City firefighters, 23 New York City police officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, three court officers, 2 EMS works, and thousands of innocent civilians. People of every race and religion were affected. People lost brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers. As New york tried to move forward, they spent months putting out fires and searching for survivors. Nine months were spent simply removing 1.8 million tons of debris from the site. No one was alone during this time though; many volunteers stepped u to help, donations were made, and the New York community gave support. As far as losses go, Memorials, services, and funerals were held throughout the city along with Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. To this day, DNA technology helps identify some of the victims of the attack, but 40% still go unknown. The day after the attack the remnants of the towers were searched for final survivors before the 13th when Engineers began to plan an approach for what remained of the World Trade Center. Soon after they began operating at ground zero. Through the end of the month, materials from the buildings were carried away from the site. They were then taken out of the city. At the turn of the month, focus began to switch gears into recovery. During the month of October, construction is done wine on the Slurry wall and other affected parts that had leftover damage. As November came around nearly two months had passed and firefighters felt as though they could cut back on men present at the site because all fire had been seized in the area. A close eye remained kept on though in case of small fires started back up. More months passed and trapped cars and trains were removed from the site, all 19,435-body parts, and1.4 million tons of debris. Things were moving forward for the city, and the six-month anniversary was
The final death count was 341 New York City firefighters, 23 New York City police officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, three court officers, 2 EMS works, and thousands of innocent civilians. People of every race and religion were affected. People lost brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers. As New york tried to move forward, they spent months putting out fires and searching for survivors. Nine months were spent simply removing 1.8 million tons of debris from the site. No one was alone during this time though; many volunteers stepped u to help, donations were made, and the New York community gave support. As far as losses go, Memorials, services, and funerals were held throughout the city along with Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. To this day, DNA technology helps identify some of the victims of the attack, but 40% still go unknown. The day after the attack the remnants of the towers were searched for final survivors before the 13th when Engineers began to plan an approach for what remained of the World Trade Center. Soon after they began operating at ground zero. Through the end of the month, materials from the buildings were carried away from the site. They were then taken out of the city. At the turn of the month, focus began to switch gears into recovery. During the month of October, construction is done wine on the Slurry wall and other affected parts that had leftover damage. As November came around nearly two months had passed and firefighters felt as though they could cut back on men present at the site because all fire had been seized in the area. A close eye remained kept on though in case of small fires started back up. More months passed and trapped cars and trains were removed from the site, all 19,435-body parts, and1.4 million tons of debris. Things were moving forward for the city, and the six-month anniversary was