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MAY 10, 1975 Wes Moore is born
For the purpose of this timeline, he will be refered to as Wes. He is currently serving a life sentence in prison for shooting and killing a police officer pg 13 -
OCT 15, 1978 Westley Watende Omari Moore is born
Wes Moore, born Westley Watende Omari Moore, on October 15,1978. "My first name,Westley, is my father's. I have two middle names, a compromise between my parents." pg13 -
APR 17, 1982 Wes' father dies from acute epiglottis.
Wes' father dies from acute epiglottis. "He lay in the casket with his eyes closed...He looked at peace.pg18 -
AUG 18, 1984 Wes and his family move to New York
Wes,his mom and two sisters move to New York to live with their grandparents after their mom is finding it too difficult to raise her 3 children by herself. "I think we need to move up there." "We were actually leaving Maryland pg146 -
SEP 16, 1984 Wes get suspended for fighting
Wes gets suspended from his new school,Riverdale,for fighting. "A few weeks earlier I had been suspended for fighting pg 43 -
OCT 10, 1984 Military school wasn't just a threat
Wes first mentions to is friend Justin that his mom has been threatening to send him to military school. "My mother had begun to threaten me with military school if I didn't get my grades and discipline together .pg 46 -
JAN 1, 1987
The Other Wes Moore's brother was shot pg 48 -
MAY 10, 1987 Wes's older brother gets shot while dealing drugs.
Wes reconsiders being a part of the "drug game" but does not stop dealing. pg 28 -
OCT 25, 1989 Wes gets arrested for the first time
Wes gets arrested for the first time because he got caught tagging a wall with his friend Shea, but neither of them end up getting charged, only lectured by officers to change their ways. "As I lay on the hoof of the car,with the officer's hands pressing against every part of me,searching me pg 32 -
JAN 1, 1990
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FEB 6, 1991 Wes gets shipped off to Valley Forge
Wes didn't believe his mom would do it, but she did, she sent him to Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania. "Welcome to military school. Our days began before the sun came up and ended well after it retired -
MAY 10, 1991 Wes gets arrested and sent to prision for 3 years shooting a man.
This is his first time in prision but not his last.pg -
NOV 28, 1995 Wes moved up in the world
Wes became a Platoon Sergeant, a cadet master sergeant and the youngest senior non-commissioned officer in the entire corps. "Three years ago, I'd been one of the insubordinate kids first entering the gates of Valley Forge. In an ironic turn I was now one of the ones in charge of them -
MAY 10, 1996 Wes becomes a father
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MAY 23, 1997 Future is near
After Colonel Murphy announced that he was leaving the academy, Wes realized that he wanted to leave a grand legacy like Colonel Murphy was leaving. He decided to become a second lieutenant in the army. "My next decision was clear...receive my associates degree and become a second lieutenant in the army. I want to lead soldiers -
MAY 10, 2000 Wes is arrested.
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SEP 10, 2000 Wes exceeds his goals
To Wes' surprise, he gets accepted into John Hopkins University and receives scholarship money, despite his low SAT scores. " I knew that landing admission at Hopkins would be a stretch at best. But months later, I got the large package in the mail. Not only was I accepted but I would receive scholarship money."
