{"id":184,"date":"2026-01-20T21:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:26:59","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/dwayne\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"184\" class=\"elementor elementor-184\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d02792 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d02792\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5da27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5da27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Author<\/h1>\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-a394709 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a394709\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff868e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff868e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8efc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b8efc3\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" 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-1368745 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1368745\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fbf94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78fbf94\" 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-16f93c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f93c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dwayne E. Hickman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c41c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c41c3\" 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., Executive J.D., is a retired United States Army Soldier and the author of\u00a0<em>The Journey of a Soldier: Memoirs of a Kidd from Akron.<\/em>\u00a0Over the course of 21 years in the Army, Dwayne served with honor and dedication, committing himself to the defense of this great nation and the soldiers who stood beside him.<\/p><p>Following his military career, Dwayne continued his service to the community through thirteen years with the Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the TECO police academy, both in Kissimmee, Florida, where he worked to protect and serve the citizens of Osceola County.<\/p><p>A lifelong defender of freedom and justice, Dwayne deepened his understanding of the legal principles that safeguard the rights of all Americans by earning his Executive Juris Doctor degree from Concord Law School, where he graduated as a\u00a0<em>Distinguished Scholar.<\/em>\u00a0His life\u2019s work\u2014both in uniform and beyond\u2014reflects his steadfast belief in service, integrity, and the enduring pursuit of justice.<\/p>\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-a7bc0db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7bc0db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4376156 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4376156\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273f4dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"273f4dd\" 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 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-6c70155 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c70155\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055e127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"055e127\" 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-3a21d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a21d64\" 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-dd5341a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5341a\" 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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