A golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss

I stood amid the rubble of the World Trade Center, passing buckets of debris down a line of volunteers and first responders. It was hours after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A little white object poking out of the gray ash caught my attention.

A golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss

TL;DR

  • The author was at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
  • Volunteers and first responders were passing buckets of debris.
  • A small white object was seen in the ash.