WAUSAU - The photo shows him leaning against an UH-1 Huey helicopter, his helmet in the crook of his right arm, and he s glancing down at some papers in his left hand. He s wearing a knife attached to his vest and a pistol and ammunition around his waist.
Capt. Scott R. Alwin cuts a dashing figure in the photo slim, square jawed and handsome like Robert Redford. He looks exactly like the type of guy who served five tours of duty in the Vietnam War as a helicopter pilot, believed to have logged more time in the air than any other American. He would be bestowed more than 100 medals, including the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
The company is led by Susan Reetz, who is the writer, director and producer of Honor in the Air. Alwin s younger sister, Pamela Alwin Fullerton, a retired attorney and writer, is part of the production team as associate producer.
The two met in 2019 when they sat together on an author s panel. When Reetz learned about Alwin, she immediately knew his story needed to be told and would rivet people.
Alwin was an extraordinary person even as a child growing up in Fort Atkinson, Fullerton said. He read about military leaders throughout time, including Caesar and Hannibal.
She talks about when she was about 10 and he was about 12, she told him that she was doing a school report about David Livingstone, the English explorer who famously searched for the source of the Nile.
Service to country, medicine, helping children and improving international relations.
These are just some of the career paths Granville High School Class of 2021 members envision for themselves as they prepare for graduation and the next steps in their lives.
They also recently reflected upon some of the challenges they’ve encountered and overcome on their way to completing their educations within the Granville Schools system.
Williams to study psychology
Carys Williams next stop will be at Wittenberg University, where she plans to study psychology.
Williams applied to a number of Ohio institutions, was accepted to all of them, but Wittenberg won her heart. “My mom is a Lutheran pastor, and they used to host a lot of gatherings for pastors there. That’s what first got it on my radar. I like the campus and it s close enough to home that I’m happy with it. They just blew me away with how welcoming they were.”