In 1962 then-Captain Schaller, in the Army Medical Corps, received a Commendation Medal for his work as Public Health Officer for the American Military in the Seine (Paris) Command and as the American Physician-on-site for the Supreme Headquarters for the Allied Powers in Europe, located in Versailles, France (SHAPE).
From 1998 to 2010, the author was a “medical advisor for women’s products” for Vitacost.com, a prominent on-line Nutritional Supplements company.
The author and his wife of 55 years, Marianne, have been blessed with six children and twelve grandchildren (nine girls and nine boys). They presently reside in The Villages, Florida.