This Young Man"s Bandanna Is Now A Symbol Of Hope After His Courageous Actions On 9/11

Many people have something they carry with them everywhere they go. Maybe a bookmark or a picture. I have a necklace I never take off. These items we carry with us are something we cherish and that are important to us. We don’t really consider what other people may think of them because they doesn’t really have to mean anything to anyone else. Until that thing you kept dear to your heart suddenly becomes something that brings people hope when they see it. For one boy’s parents and 12 people he met one day, his red bandanna became a symbol of hope and life.

When Welles Crowther was six years old, he started wearing a red bandanna.

His father, Jefferson, gave him a white handkerchief for show and a red one for when he needed to blow his nose.

Welles always had the bandanna with him.

He wore it under his helmet at every football game.

He was a team player in life and sports.

His dreams involved being a firefighter, but he also wanted to work on Wall Street.

So after graduating in 1999, Welles became an equity trader.

His office was on the 104th floor in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.