Wes Moore: How to talk to veterans about war
Вес Мур: Як говорити з ветеранами про війну
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,
взагалі не служив у війську,
до військового середовища
ever since I was eight years old.
to show me she wasn't playing around,
показуючи, що не жартує.
serious, and I'll work harder."
і я буду стараннішим".
із успішності й поведінки
I'm going to work harder."
і я буду стараннішим".
наступного тижня".
that surrounded the school,
великі чорні ворота,
that if we don't want to be there,
подобається у цій школі
was part of something bigger,
більшого, частиною команди.
хотілося б займатися,
про те, що хотів робити.
kind of like military school.
тож нехай продовжує", --
paperwork that she was signing
підписуючи ті папери,
я не планував воювати,
мав би командувати.
одразу після 9/11,
on a plane heading overseas,
на літаку за кордон,
щоб жити і вчитися там,
through all my training with,
пройшов тренування,
Першої світової війни,
ready to deploy to Afghanistan,
вирушати до Афганістану,
друга або третя ротація,
my unit for the first time,
йшов зі своїм загоном.
for completely different reasons.
зовсім з інших причин.
wanted some form of revenge.
collection of different reasons.
що це значило.
бо це здавалося слушним,
із зони конфлікту,
back from a conflict zone
повернутися з війни,
світломаскуванням,
walk around with white lights,
з білим світлом,
in the middle of Times Square,
I wanted to talk to people.
мені хотілося спілкуватися.
мене про мої пригоди.
не кажуть взагалі нічого.
про твою службу взагалі не знають,
недостатньо.
і люди питають:
you for your service' mean to you?"
"Дякую за службу?""
people who we serve with, have,
means acknowledging the fact
was to be a baseball player.
Інша -- грати в бейсбол.
leg, that second dream is over,
з другою мрією покінчено",
dream of playing baseball,
грати в бейсбол
по всій країні
Теммі Дакуорс,
commands that her legs are giving
recuperation back at home,
"Моя робота ще не завершена".
повернувся останній солдат
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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