Haiti Soccer to Amputees Assist Wounded US Soldiers

Members of a Haitian amputee soccer team were in Washington this week to conduct clinics for wounded American troops from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It was the Haitians’ way of saying thank you to the U.S. military for providing assistance to Haiti after the devastating earthquake last year.

It’s called the Haitian Inspiration Tour, and nearly all members of the “Team Zaryen” soccer team lost limbs in the 2010 earthquake. The team’s visit is being co-sponsored by a U.S. service group, the Knights of Columbus.

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