Mr. Schauer is a Second World War Veteran. For his brave actions during the war, Mr. Schauer was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He was chosen to be the first Alberta Veteran to receive license plate number VET 01, which was presented to him at the Alberta Legislative Building in 2005. Mr. Schauer faithfully attends all Remembrance Day ceremonies and lays a wreath for his brother who was killed in action and is buried in Ortona. Mr. Schauer regularly visits schools and spends time speaking to students about his wartime experiences and the sacrifices of Canadian Veterans. Mr. Schauer is still very active at age 86, and can often be found assisting other Veterans with day-to-day activities and appointments and he has even taken comrades fishing.