Shawn Ganther

Born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Shawn grew up on a small family farm. He spent many childhood days sprinting through fields while entertaining dreams of baseball stardom. As a teenager, his family endured financial hardship when his father became ill and was no longer able to farm. Shawn continued to play baseball, but his interests began shifting toward music and self expression. His senior year, he enrolled primarily in art classes and starred in the school play. His art aspirations continued into college. However, the financial burden proved too great and he dropped out his sophomore year. Shawn's inability to continue collage pushed him through the doors of local military recruiter. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served from early 1998 to late 2002. He chose the Air Force because the recruiter promised it was the closest branch to civilian living - and because it had the shortest basic training. Shawn served while at peace and war. He found himself in New Jersey conducting a training exercise on 9/11/2001. From that day forward, his life would never be as simple as it was while playing in his fathers fields. Shawn was deployed three times while in the Air Force, and his career was extended an additio...