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Jan 2014

Wes Moore

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Moore, an Army paratrooper and captain, recounts the difficulties he experienced upon returning from Afghanistan to the United States. He talks to his audience about how to speak to veterans about their experiences abroad and encourages them to ask veterans for their stories and to take the time to listen to what they have to say.

We signed up because we love this country we represent. We signed up because we believe in the idea and we believe in the people to our left and to our right. And the only thing we then ask is that “thank you for your service” needs to be more than just a quote break, that “thank you for your service” means honestly digging in to the people who have stepped up simply because they were asked to.

Wes Moore: How to talk to veterans about the war

Sebastian Junger

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Junger speaks about the experiences he has had alongside of American soldiers in Restrepo and the observations that he has made when war creates a strong connection amongst them. The author poses that many soldiers end up missing war due to the isolation that they experience upon returning home.

Compared to that, war, psychologically, in some ways, is easy, compared to that kind of alienation. That’s why they miss it, and that’s what we have to understand and in some ways fix in our society.

Sebastian Junger: Why veterans miss war

Ride Along

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Hart stars in this action comedy film directed by Tim Story, playing a video game-loving high school security guard named Ben Barber, who aspires to become a police officer to earn the approval of the girlfriend’s brother, played by Ice Cube. To prove himself, he rides along with the brother – an undercover police officer – and together, they try to catch a Serbian smuggler. Cast members include John Leguizamo and Laurence Fishburne.

There are so many laugh-out-loud moments in the movie. My favorite has to be the warehouse, where I slapped Cube and stuck him with a knife. That was so fun! Those were some long days, and he just had to sit there in the chair. Cube didn’t have a lot of activity to do. It was just me, running around. But, there was this one moment where I stick him with the knife. We were really laughing out loud so much, during that take.

Ride Along Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Kevin Hart, Ice Cube Movie HD