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Two reserve soldiers share their experiences after the earthquake and how they gave everything they had to save lives.

On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Hundreds of buildings collapsed, destroying homes and leaving hundreds of thousands dead or wounded.

As soon as the earthquake hit, the Israel Defense Forces Search and Rescue Unit called in its reserves and flew to Haiti to provide assistance on the ground. Among those reserves were Lt. Col. Amir Ben David (res.) and Lt. Col. Shlomi Ben Yair (res.), both commanders of the Home Front Command training base.

Watch and listen as they share their experiences during that horrific time.