Wes Moore: How to talk to veterans about war
ווס מור: איך לדבר עם יוצאי צבא על המחלמה
Wes Moore's life transformed with these words out of his mother's mouth: "I'm sending you to military school." The author of the book, "The Other Wes Moore," he is now a vocal advocate for America's youth as well as for fellow veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Full bio
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had joined the military at all,
ever since I was eight years old.
to show me she wasn't playing around,
בשביל להראות שהיא לא צוחקת,
serious, and I'll work harder."
ואני אעבוד יותר קשה."
I'm going to work harder."
מ 5 פעמים מהפנימייה הזאת.
that surrounded the school,
גדולים שחורים שהקיפו אותה,
that if we don't want to be there,
שאם אנחנו לא רוצים להיות שם,
שנהנתי מהם בפנימייה הזאת
was part of something bigger,
או מה רציתי לעשות.
kind of like military school.
עוד סוג של פנימייה צבאית,
paperwork that she was signing
חתמה על הניירות האלו,
ישר אחרי הפיגוע בתאומים,
on a plane heading overseas,
היינו על מטוס מעבר לים,
through all my training with,
את כל האימונים שלי איתם,
של מלחמת העולם הראשונה,
ready to deploy to Afghanistan,
והתחלנו להתכונן ליציאה לאפגניסטן,
my unit for the first time,
עם היחידה שלי בפעם הראשונה,
for completely different reasons.
בגלל סיבות שונות לחלוטין.
wanted some form of revenge.
collection of different reasons.
מאוד נאיבית את המשפט הזה
אתה מתחיל לראות את המצב הזה
הדבר הנכון להגיד
back from a conflict zone
walk around with white lights,
in the middle of Times Square,
I wanted to talk to people.
היא פשוט לא להגיד כלום.
you for your service' mean to you?"
'תודה לכם על השרות' אומר לכם?"
people who we serve with, have,
כל כך הרבה אנשים איתם שרתנו,
means acknowledging the fact
was to be a baseball player.
השני היה להיות שחקן בייסבול.
leg, that second dream is over,
החלום השני נגמר,
dream of playing baseball,
את החלום הזה לשחק בייסבול,
הזו שנקראת ספורט ווטרנים,
commands that her legs are giving
לפקודות שהרגליים שלה נותנות
recuperation back at home,
ואנחנו מאמינים באנשים
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wes Moore - Author, advocateWes Moore's life transformed with these words out of his mother's mouth: "I'm sending you to military school." The author of the book, "The Other Wes Moore," he is now a vocal advocate for America's youth as well as for fellow veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why you should listen
Wes Moore grew up in Maryland in the early '80s and, after his father passed away when he was three years old, he started acting up. Eventually, at age 13, his mother sent him away to military school. This turned out to be a life-changing experience. He adjusted well to the rigid order and took off academically, going on to study International Relations at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship.
In his bestselling book The Other Wes Moore, he takes a hard look at how his life might have unfolded. He does this by interviewing a man who shares his name and had a similar upbringing, but who is serving life in prison for the murder of a Baltimore police officer. It's a beautifully-told tale that shows how lives pivot on circumstance. Moore donates a portion of the book's proceeds to charities focused on empowering America's youth.
A paratrooper and Captain in the United States Army who served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Moore is also an advocate for veterans. In the PBS special Coming Back Home with Wes Moore, he uses his interviewing chops to talk to other veterans about their experiences returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Moore is also the host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
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