Event Brief
Sep 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM ET
Trump honors 9/11 first responders with Medal of Freedom
By The BriefBrief
The White House led a 9/11 tribute featuring first responders, military members, and Gold Star families. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to an equities trader and volunteer firefighter who died rescuing people trapped in the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
WHO: President Donald Trump
WHAT: Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a 9/11 equities trader and volunteer firefighter who died rescuing people trapped in the World Trade Center.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2001
WHERE: White House, Washington, D.C.
WHY: To honor individuals who died rescuing people trapped in the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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