Wes Moore: How to talk to veterans about war
ウェス・モーア: 退役軍人との戦争の話し方
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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興奮しています
had joined the military at all,
ever since I was eight years old.
to show me she wasn't playing around,
冗談ではないことを見せようとしたんですね
serious, and I'll work harder."
これからもっとしっかりやるよ」
I'm going to work harder."
これから頑張るからさ」
that surrounded the school,
that if we don't want to be there,
いつでも去って良いという
was part of something bigger,
何をしたいのか分かりませんでした
kind of like military school.
同じようなものだと捉えていました
paperwork that she was signing
といった感じです
3 週間後のことになりますが
on a plane heading overseas,
through all my training with,
ready to deploy to Afghanistan,
my unit for the first time,
for completely different reasons.
wanted some form of revenge.
collection of different reasons.
異なる理由を抱えていました
back from a conflict zone
walk around with white lights,
in the middle of Times Square,
ど真ん中に帰っても
身を落ち着けるのは難しいのです
I wanted to talk to people.
私は皆と話したかった
どんな風に過ごしてきたの?」
何も言わない となります
you for your service' mean to you?"
「では あなたにとってはどういう意味なのか」
people who we serve with, have,
持つのかを知ることです
means acknowledging the fact
was to be a baseball player.
もう一つは野球選手になることです
leg, that second dream is over,
と考えるよりは
dream of playing baseball,
実現させようと考え
commands that her legs are giving
ヘリが反応しないからであって
recuperation back at home,
気づくのです
なるべきということです
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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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