WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Many people from Haiti's Team Zaryen lost legs or arms during the 2010 Earthquake. The team is in town helping wounded members of the military learn to play Amputee Soccer.
Mackenson Pierre said he was at school when the building collapsed: "I sat for three days under the gravel right after the earthquake."
It was the U.S. military that came to his country's aid. Now he and his teammates want to give back the only way they can.
"We try to make them know that just because they lose one leg, one limb, life is not over for them," said Pierre.
Jimmy Childers, a Marine, was in Haiti for five weeks after the earthquake. Shortly after, he deployed to Afghanistan and lost his leg in an explosion.
"Actually having the Haitians out here is encouraging to all of us," Childers said.
Both teams have state of the art prosthetics, but they are not allowed to use them during the game. Instead, they are required to use forearm crutches.
"Several times now in the 10 minutes we've been practicing, I've tried to trap with my left foot and realized that my left foot isn't there," said Cameron Kerr, US Army.
"We went and helped them and now they're here to help us. It's just-- it's amazing," said Childers.
The Knights of Columbus and Project Medishare worked together to give state-of-the-art prosthetics to the Haitian team members and are responsible for helping bring the team to the US for the "Haitian Inspiration Tour."