Charlie Schaupp Photo Gallery

Charlie (bottom right) and his 'Bob White' Patrol completing Wood Badge training for adult scout leaders. Charlie, while stationed in Japan, served as Assistant District Commissioner and Scout Round-table Commissioner for the Okinawa District of the Far East Council, Boy Scouts of America. Note the Japanese, American and Scout flags flying over Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

LtCol Charlie Schaupp is honored to serve as the the guest military speaker at the National Veteran's Cemetery in Igo (25 miles west of Redding) on Veteran's Day 2007. Charlie spoke of the heroism of the young Marines he served with in the Battle of Fallujah, Iraq. Congressman Herger and others cheer Charlie on in the background and Charlie was honored with a standing ovation from the crowd of almost 500 in attendance.

Charlie receives the District Award of Merit by the Yolo District of the Boy Scouts of America for many years of service to youth and the Scouting programs. Today Charlie is serving as Scoutmaster of Esparto's Troop 192.

Lion Charlie (standing) hosts and addresses the Guishikawa Lions Club at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The Lions worked together to provide community service projects to both the Okinawa community and our military families stationed in Japan.

Charlie and Kay (3rd row, center left) attend the 30th anniversary of the Guishikawa Lions Club in Okinawa. Charlie was an honored guest for his 20 years of service to the Lions and for his community work bringing the Japanese community and American military families together.

Charlie (center) and three other military service members are honored by the DODDS (DODEA) Superintendent of Schools for exemplary service and support in the education of the children of deployed military families and the Department of Defense's military dependent education system. (Okinawa, 2006)

‘Santa’ Charlie (under the costume) brings the joy of Christmas to Japanese children in the Japanese Public School System.

Children all over the world love Santa . . . and Charlie loved playing Santa for the children in the Japanese Public School system.

'Santa' Charlie 'high-fives' Japanese School Children in Okinawa, Christmas 2005. Cindy Grissom, assistant English teacher and military wife deployed overseas, smiles in the background.

Charlie is honored to shake the hand of then Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, in Washington in 1998. Charlie is a conservative Republican who believes in restoring our government to the people and to reducing its size and ineffectiveness.

Charlie’s family has always supported public education. In fact, Charlie's maternal great grandfather, J.J. Smith, helped found the town of Esparto (where Charlie lives) and built Yolo County's first High School, Esparto Union High.

Charlie, as the Deputy Camp Commander for Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, presents the story of the American flag to pre-school military children at Camp Courtney's day care center. The IIIMEF Marine Band (in the background) played patriotic music for the children.

Charlie, as Jamborette Boy Scout Chairman, poses with Japanese Boy Scouts in Okinawa, Japan. The Jamborette was a joint event with the Boy Scouts of America's Far East Council and the Japanese Scouting Association (The Boy & Girl Scouts of Japan).

Charlie with a Japanese Boy Scout Troop from Fukioka, Japan, attended the Boy Scouts of American and Japanese Boy Scouts Jamborette on Camp Kinser in Okinawa. (2006)

Camp Courtney Commander, Colonel Reilly (back row center) and Deputy Camp Commander LtCol Charlie Schaupp (back row right holding the certificate) are honored by the Japanese Good Conduct Society for exemplary public service and deeds of good conduct to the citizens of Japan. Camp Courtney (where Charlie was the Deputy Commander and responsible for community outreach and service) was chosen in a national competition for the award. The Good Conduct award is considered one of the highest honors for public service in Japan. Also seated and standing are Japanese citizens and youth who were also honored with the award. (Okinawa 2006)

Eagle Week at Camp Pahatsi (High Serras, 1989) where Charlie served as Scoutmaster for a composite troop of older Scouts who were working on their Eagle rank. Charlie believes that scouting is one of the best programs to help America's youth learn leadership and citizenship, and he has served scouting for over 20 years as an adult leader. As a youth Charlie was also a scout and attended the 1969 National Jamboree in Idaho along with 5000 other boys.

Charlie as a young First-Class Scout with Troop 192 on a 50 mile hike in the high Sierras in 1968 (Camp Loon Lake to Camp Harvey West Scout Trek through the Desolation Wilderness above Lake Tahoe). Scouts are (front to back) Phillip Arellano, Hank Campbell, Dan Durst, Terry Cramer, Carl Davis, Steve White, Charlie Schaupp, Assistant Scoutmaster Phil Campbell and Scoutmaster Charlie Gorden Jr. Charlie's dad was in the same Boy Scout troop in the 1930's and his Scoutmaster was Charlie Gorden Sr (Charlie's Scoutmaster's father).

Troop 21 at the 1969 Jamboree, Farragut State Park, Idaho, seen on their pioneering tower. Charlie is bottom row, center front. All the Scouts from Troop 21 came from Northern California's Golden Empire Council and attended the Jamboree for a week with 5000 other Scouts from across the United States.

Charlie, left top row and second from the left, as a young Boy Scout in 1969 with his Jamboree Troop. Charlie was off to attend the 1969 National Jamboree with 5000 other Scouts from across America. The Scouts in Troop 21 came from a mixture of Troops from the Golden Empire Council.