Wes Moore, Army Veteran And Author, Says Service Is 'The Greatest Mark Of Success' (VIDEO)

WATCH: Wes Moore On Why We Become Who We Are

Wes Moore, author of 'The Other Wes Moore,' talked to The Huffington Post at the National Service Summit about service, family and the many factors that end up defining who we are.

Case in point -- the 'other' Wes Moore in his book, who ended up going to prison while Moore got a Rhodes Scholarship.

The decorated army veteran and business leader also mentioned that the greatest measure of his success is in how much he's given back to others. He challenges us all to answer the question, "What are you doing to make humanity better?"

This video is part of a series of interviews with speakers, attendees and panelists at The Aspen Ideas Festival, produced by The Huffington Post in conjunction with The Aspen Institute. For more videos from the series, click here. For more information about The Aspen Institute, click here.

Watch his interview in the video above, and then check out real-time tweets from the National Service Summit here:

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