He said they were tormented by the thought of Haitian soldiers targeting him.

On Wednesday, there was just one Haitian soldier there.

One of the Haitian soldiers came running to me like a little girl, asking me what I was going to do about it.

The lone Haitian soldier, an officer, sits apart from the young Americans, silent.

The song was forbidden after the coup, and Haitian soldiers beat people whom they heard singing it.

To those mindful of power, he spoke of armies of Haitian soldiers in waiting.

The Haitian soldiers have also been humbled by the realization that they have no real army.

Throughout the past week, Haitian soldiers could only watch as Americans seized their rusted and decrepit heavy weapons.

Under the agreement, the international troops are to be lightly armed and would not intervene with force even if they saw Haitian soldiers committing violence.

That anger has led many Haitian soldiers and police officers to abandon their posts rather than risk retaliation.