{"id":229,"date":"2026-08-27T23:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:45:51","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/index.php\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"229\" class=\"elementor elementor-229\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8002a97 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8002a97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb5ae11\" data-id=\"bb5ae11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ae93b0\" data-id=\"1ae93b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-378a8ad elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"378a8ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72942b5\" data-id=\"72942b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a129bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a129bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Headshot-1-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Headshot-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Headshot-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Headshot-1-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Headshot-1-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/kerrymotes.clients-demo-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Headshot-1-scaled.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a48d30\" data-id=\"0a48d30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c46dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c46dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I AM KERRY J MOTES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51b8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f51b8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Kerry is a retired U.S. Army officer whose years of service shaped a deep appreciation for resilience, camaraderie, and the quiet strength found in ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances. 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