{"id":12,"date":"2025-06-19T22:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-06-30T21:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:55:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"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-2513d15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2513d15\" 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-7316c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7316c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Richard Lee Gray Jr<\/h2>\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-e6fb1f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6fb1f2\" 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-fa741b8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa741b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5f23f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f5f23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818a1e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"818a1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-stop\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adff09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2adff09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born and raised in <strong>Columbus, Ohio<\/strong>, <strong>Richard\u202fLee\u202fGray\u202fJr.<\/strong> has traveled the world, from <strong>Turkey<\/strong> and the <strong>Philippines<\/strong> to <strong>Japan<\/strong> and <strong>Texas<\/strong>, gaining experiences that would later shape his storytelling. A proud <strong>U.S.\u202fAir\u202fForce veteran<\/strong>, he holds a <strong>B.S. in Computer\u202fInformation\u202fSystems<\/strong> from the <strong>University\u202fof\u202fthe\u202fIncarnate\u202fWord<\/strong>, an <strong>A.A.S. in Network\u202fAdministration<\/strong> from <strong>St.\u202fPhilip\u2019s\u202fCollege<\/strong>, and is <strong>CompTIA\u202fA+ certified<\/strong>. His academic path also includes two foundational years at <strong>Central\u202fState\u202fUniversity<\/strong>. With a career spanning major tech\u2011telecom names such as <strong>HP, Dell\u202fPro\u202fSupport, Verizon, AT&amp;T, Siemens, Fujitsu<\/strong>, and more, Richard brings a uniquely global, technical lens to everything he writes.<\/p><p><strong>The\u202fSiriuns<\/strong>, his debut novel, has been over <strong>20\u202fyears in the making<\/strong>, a journey that began in high school notebooks and evolved through decades of research, revision, and lived experience. What started as raw sketches became a richly layered saga that mirrors real world struggles against oppression, addiction, and war.<\/p><p>Richard believes science fiction isn\u2019t just about the future\u2014it\u2019s a way to confront the past and re\u2011imagine the present. <em>The\u202fSiriuns<\/em> is more than a novel; it\u2019s a bold commentary and a testament to perseverance, imagination, and truth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334c025 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"334c025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22609e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c22609e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1bw.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1010\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1bw.png 1024w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1bw-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1bw-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1bw-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1bw-600x900.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cad91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41cad91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4547c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d4547c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3b696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad3b696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9691bc3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9691bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-stop\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a943b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a943b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To write unapologetically bold stories that speak truth through fiction, amplify marginalized voices, and make readers think, laugh, and wake up. Richard believes storytelling isn\u2019t just entertainment. It\u2019s resistance, healing, and revolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5e91f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c5e91f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1150}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dea71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dea71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087c240 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"087c240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-stop\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1c54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab1c54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To spark a new wave of genre storytelling that\u2019s inclusive, rebellious, and rooted in cultural identity. Through works like The Siriuns, Richard aims to build bridges between the ancient and the futuristic, the spiritual and the political, and the personal and the universal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4582730 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4582730\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a161e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0a161e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2f31a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce2f31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-stop\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4932523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4932523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To invite readers into worlds that feel real because they are. Whether through the lens of galactic warfare or a character\u2019s quiet self-discovery, every story Richard tells is grounded in purpose: to provoke, to empower, and to leave a mark that lingers long after the last page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-aa51e36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa51e36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb480d5 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb480d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b9879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04b9879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The War for the Celestium Has Begun<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae4e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae4e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Siriuns<\/em> is sharp, fearless, and unfiltered\u00a0 where every star burns with history, and every battle asks who we choose to be. In a galaxy shaped by colonization, addiction, and rebellion, the Dawgs o\u2019 Dripp rise not just to fight but to protect the truth, no matter the cost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b019f4 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b019f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\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\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BUY THE BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ea61e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67ea61e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061a839 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"061a839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2dc2c7a82c52f5734e5c3f0b0e0301fcb04d337c.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-69\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2dc2c7a82c52f5734e5c3f0b0e0301fcb04d337c.png 758w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2dc2c7a82c52f5734e5c3f0b0e0301fcb04d337c-600x391.png 600w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2dc2c7a82c52f5734e5c3f0b0e0301fcb04d337c-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84f150 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f84f150\" 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-ea630cd e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea630cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0832ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0832ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png 995w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315b873 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"315b873\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5817c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c5817c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Military Service\u202f&amp;\u202fGlobal Perspective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7fec2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f7fec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-stop\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8264db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8264db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During his 15\u2011year journey with the <strong>Ohio\u202fAir\u202fNational\u202fGuard<\/strong> and the <strong>U.S.\u202fAir\u202fForce<\/strong>, Richard served on communications and electronic\u2011systems teams at bases as diverse as <strong>Incirlik\u202fAB (Turkey)<\/strong>, <strong>Clark\u202fAB (Philippines)<\/strong>, and <strong>Yokota\u202fAB (Japan)<\/strong>. From delivering emergency network restores after typhoons in the Pacific to hardening satellite links during NATO operations in the Middle East, he earned a reputation for calm leadership under pressure. Exposure to multiple cultures and conflict zones deepened his understanding of power, resilience, and unity\u2014insights he weaves directly into the moral backbone of <em>The\u202fSiriuns<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fd9b1 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"03fd9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\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\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ae8d8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5ae8d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c926f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"61c926f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Group_3gggfggg-1.png\" alt=\"Group_3gggfggg 1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Group_3gggfggg-2.png\" alt=\"Group_3gggfggg 2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Group_3gggfggg-3.png\" alt=\"Group_3gggfggg 3\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Group_3gggfggg-4.png\" alt=\"Group_3gggfggg 4\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Group_3gggfggg-5.png\" alt=\"Group_3gggfggg 5\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beec119 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"beec119\" 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-0143baa e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0143baa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277b793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"277b793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/futuristic-ninja-digital-art-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/futuristic-ninja-digital-art-1.png 534w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/futuristic-ninja-digital-art-1-162x300.png 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c858add e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c858add\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066995d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"066995d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get in Touch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d963782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d963782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Got questions? Collaborations? Or what the Siriuns stirred in you? Let\u2019s connect because stories mean more when they\u2019re shared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a2a3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15a2a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-stop\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cba809 elementor-button-align-start elementor-mobile-button-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"5cba809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"New Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"12\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"5cba809\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"About\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"queried_id\" value=\"12\"\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-xl  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Enter your name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-xl  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Enter your Email Address\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-message elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<textarea class=\"elementor-field-textual elementor-field  elementor-size-xl\" name=\"form_fields[message]\" id=\"form-field-message\" rows=\"6\" placeholder=\"Message\"><\/textarea>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Lee Gray Jr About the Author Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Richard\u202fLee\u202fGray\u202fJr. has traveled the world, from Turkey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":97,"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/thesiriuns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}