{"id":1981,"date":"2026-04-16T19:11:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendacoulsonauthor.com\/?page_id=1981"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:01:54","slug":"episode-1-william","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brendacoulsonauthor.com\/ko\/episode-1-william\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1 &#8211; William"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;60.6px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;27px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Episode 1 &#8211; William<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2610241\/episodes\/19015524-episode-1-william?client_source=small_player&#038;iframe=true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title='Fire Line, Episode 1 - William'><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Twenty Years on the Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Some stories don\u2019t need embellishment; they carry their own weight. William\u2019s is one of them. A tanker with more than two decades of service, he speaks with the kind of honesty that only comes from living it \u2014 the losses, the humor, the grit, the cost. This episode holds space for a man who showed up, again and again, long after the world stopped watching. His voice reminds us why Fire Line exists: to honor the people who carry the weight quietly, and keep going anyway.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"><strong>In This Episode<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-tight=\"true\">\n<li><strong>William reflects on more than twenty years as a tanker, and the moments that shaped him.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He talks about the brothers he served beside \u2014 the ones who made it home, and the ones who didn\u2019t.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He shares the kind of humor that keeps you alive in places built to break you.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He opens up about the cost of service, the weight he still carries, and the quiet resilience that kept him going.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He reminds us what loyalty looks like when no one is watching.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He offers a rare, unfiltered look at the human side of long military service \u2014 the grief, the grit, and the stubborn hope that refuses to die.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 1 &#8211; WilliamTwenty Years on the LineSome stories don\u2019t need embellishment; they carry their own weight. 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