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Afghanistan Veteran, Rhodes Scholar and IAVA Board Member Wes Moore is traveling the country this summer to share his much-anticipated debut book The Other Wes Moore, the true story of two boys with the same name― and two dramatically different fates. Watch the quick video below about Wes' incredible story, and support him at a tour stop near you.
- The Other Wes Moore has received critical acclaim from everyone from former Secretary of Defense William Cohen to Oprah Winfrey. The memoir tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a challenging and at times, hostile world - and conveys the importance for our country's youth to be educated, empowered and committed to service.
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PBS NewsHour: Two Men, One Name NBC's Meet The Press: The Other Wes Moore CBS' Sunday Morning: Crime & Punishment, Two Lives ABC's The View: The Other Wes Moore NBC's Morning Joe: What's in a name? |
- USA Today: "The Other Wes Moore" Author Knows What Might Have Been
- The Baltimore Sun: A Tale of Two Inner-city Destinies
- NPR's All Things Considered: "The Destinies of Two Men Who Share One Name"
Wes Moore is a youth advocate, Army combat veteran, business leader and author. The Other Wes Moore is his first book. A Rhodes Scholar who has served as a U.S. Army Captain in Afghanistan and worked as a Special Assistant to Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the State Department as a White House Fellow, Moore was a featured speaker at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, was one of Ebony magazine’s “Top 30 Leaders Under 30” for 2007, and selected by Crain’s New York Business as one of their “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” in 2009. He currently serves on the board of IAVA and is an investment professional in New York.
