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On September 11, 2001… a 24-year-old man named Welles Crowther was inside the South Tower. He worked as an equities trader… just like any normal morning. When the plane hit… everything changed. Smoke filled the floors. People were trapped. No one knew where to go. But Welles didn’t run. He stayed. Wearing a red bandana over his face… he began leading people to safety. Trip after trip… he guided strangers down the stairs. Saving lives… over and over again. Some survivors said… they only