{"id":12,"date":"2026-01-19T21:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:28:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cdd6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75cdd6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045c24f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"045c24f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1646207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1646207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Journey of Faith, Service, and Transformation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f03b59 banner-para elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f03b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The journey of a Soldier:<\/em> Memoirs of a Kidd from Akron is a strong true story of perseverance, beliefs, and self-renewal. Dwayne E. Hickman Sr., EJD, tells the honest reflection and emotional truth of a journey of struggle, service, and a firm faith in God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b9618 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6b9618\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77153d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e77153d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-cart-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504.717 320H211.572l6.545 32h268.418c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-5.517 24.276C523.112 414.668 536 433.828 536 456c0 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height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/author-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/author-1.png 546w, https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/author-1-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0467585 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0467585\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673367f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673367f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Author<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839ff02 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Hickman Sr., EJD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe570b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe570b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dwayne E. Hickman Sr., EJD, is a retired United States Army Soldier who served his country for 21 years before continuing his commitment to public service with the Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office. His life experiences, faith, and commitment to justice shape the powerful stories he tells the readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ca125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11ca125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/about-the-author\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f4131 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f4131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1e647 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef1e647\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a707f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2a707f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ea278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8ea278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An Incredible Memoir of Faith, Rise, and Redemption<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f98ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f98ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The journey of a Soldier:<\/em> <em>Memoirs of a Kidd from Akron<\/em> is an emotionally honest memoir that is based on the basis of real-life experiences. The author uses the power of narration to look back on the issues of life, individual transformation, and the importance of religion in the struggles, which show an immensely human experience of endurance, patience, ambitions, and spiritual development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1975da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1975da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/about-the-book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149a993 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"149a993\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e3693 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4e3693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mockup-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mockup-2-1.png 578w, https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mockup-2-1-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832317a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"832317a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bff028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bff028\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cea298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cea298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail-1.png 546w, https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail-1-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c873c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88c873c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23571f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23571f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Trailer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7e8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db7e8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch the Story Behind the Memoir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0be997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0be997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Feel the emotion and the endearing message of <em>The journey of a Soldier: Memoirs of a Kidd from Akron<\/em>. 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class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cMemoirs of a Kidd of Akron is touching and very sincere. The narrative of the story by the author makes you dive into his life journey and think on the topics of faith, resilience, and the strength of perspective change.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/testi.png\" alt=\"Michael Carter\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Michael Carter<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Literature Professor<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis is a great and encouraging memoir. The story of Dwayne Hickman is a reminder to the reader that regardless of your background, faith and will allow one to have a purposeful and meaningful life.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/testi2.png\" alt=\"Jamal Rodriguez\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jamal Rodriguez<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Life Coach<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \u201cAn unpolished and natural tale that really sticks to you. The sincerity of this memoir is emotional and relatable, powerful, and amazingly effective to anyone who desires to find hope and meaning.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/testi3.png\" alt=\"James Walker\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">James Walker<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Veteran & Community Leader<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Journey of Faith, Service, and Transformation The journey of a Soldier: Memoirs of a Kidd from Akron is a strong true story of perseverance, beliefs, and self-renewal. 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