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The National WWII Museum provides vivid insight into the war that changed the world, but nothing can tell its story more dramatically than a visit to the sites where victory was fought for and won. Experience this journey in first-class comfort as you go behind the scenes to the beaches, bridges, cities, and villages where crucial battles took place and history-making decisions were made. Guided by the best experts in WWII history, you’ll hear the personal stories and walk in the footsteps of the citizen soldiers who fought for the freedom we enjoy today. From the hedgerows of Normandy, along “Hell’s Highway” in the Netherlands, in the foxholes surrounding Bastogne, and atop the Eagle’s Nest, this tour immerses you in the drama of D-Day and beyond. Learn Their Names Band of Brothers original cast members share firsthand what it was like to portray the men of Easy Company. Hear Their Stories Get unique perspectives on the heroic men of the 101st Airborne. Stand Where History Was Made Gain insight on the longest battle on German ground during World War II. *BOOK BY AUGUST 23, 2019 AND SAVE $500 PER PERSON. A 13-day tour based on the best-selling book, Band of Brothers, by Museum founder Stephen E. Ambrose, featuring original cast members from the award-winning HBO miniseries. EASY COMPANY: ENGLAND TO THE EAGLE’S NEST SEPTEMBER 4 – 16, 2020 Featuring “Churchill’s London” a three-night optional pre-tour extension program. 1945 – 2020 75th Year of Victory In collaboration with The National WWII Museum Travel For more information, contact Texas A&M Association of Former Students at 1-800-633-7514 Last Minute Deal!

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Page 1: ENGLAND TO THE EAGLE’S NEST · the men of Easy Company. Hear Their Stories Get unique perspectives on the heroic men of the 101st Airborne. Stand Where History Was Made Gain insight

The National WWII Museum provides vivid insight into the war that changed the

world, but nothing can tell its story more dramatically than a visit to the sites where

victory was fought for and won. Experience this journey in first-class comfort as

you go behind the scenes to the beaches, bridges, cities, and villages where

crucial battles took place and history-making decisions were made. Guided by

the best experts in WWII history, you’ll hear the personal stories and walk in the

footsteps of the citizen soldiers who fought for the freedom we enjoy today.

From the hedgerows of Normandy, along “Hell’s Highway” in the Netherlands,

in the foxholes surrounding Bastogne, and atop the Eagle’s Nest, this tour

immerses you in the drama of D-Day and beyond.

Learn Their Names Band of Brothers original cast members

share firsthand what it was like to portray the men of Easy Company.

Hear Their Stories Get unique perspectives on the

heroic men of the 101st Airborne.

Stand Where History Was Made Gain insight on the longest battle on German ground during World War II.

*BOOK BY AUGUST 23, 2019 AND SAVE $500 PER PERSON.

A 13-day tour based on the best-selling book, Band of Brothers, by Museum founder Stephen E. Ambrose, featuring original cast members from the award-winning HBO miniseries.

EASY COMPANY: ENGLAND TO THE EAGLE’S NEST

SEPTEMBER 4 – 16, 2020

Featuring “Churchill’s London” a three-night optional pre-tour

extension program.

MAY 1945

1945 – 202075th Year of Victory

In collaboration with The National WWII Museum Travel For more information, contact Texas A&M Association

of Former Students at 1-800-633-7514

Last M

inute D

eal!

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EASY COMPANY: ENGLAND TO THE EAGLE’S NEST

GERMANY

FRANCE

NETHERLANDS

LUX

POLAND

M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A

E N G L I S H C H A N N E L

NORMANDY

Portsmouth

ENGLAND

London

Aldbourne

Nijmegen

Clervaux

Eindhoven

Ardennes

Bastogne

Ettlingen Dachau

Crépon

Stockcross

D-Day Beaches

Arnhem

Berchtesgaden

Zell am See

BELGIUM

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AUSTRIASWITZERLAND

Munich

Haguenau

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Tour Stops

Overnights

Departure City

RoutePre ExtensionNights

Program Inclusions:• Full-time logistical tour manager

• Expert local battlefield guides

• Roundtrip airport transfers (when arriving and departing on scheduled group tour dates)

• 4- and 5-star accommodations

• Private, first-class air-conditioned motor coach transportation

• VIP access to sites not offered on other tours

• Entrance fees to all sites, museums, and historic attractions in itinerary

• Personal listening devices on all included touring

• Included gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, and servers

• Breakfast each morning, 7 lunches, 8 dinners

• Free flow beer, wine, and soft drinks included

with lunches and dinners

• Informative map book including useful battlefield maps and archival images to be used throughout the journey

• Personalized luggage tags and customized name badge

• Keepsake journal and pen to document your journey

Aldbourne • Portsmouth • Normandy • Eindhoven • Arnhem • Bastogne

Clervaux • Luxembourg City • Haguenau • Dachau • Hitler’s Eagle Nest

Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa Newbury, UK

Hôtel le Lion d’Or

Bayeux, France

The Pullman Hotel Eindhoven, Netherlands

Hotel International Clervaux, Luxembourg

Erbprinz Hotel & Spa

Ettlingen, Germany

Grand Hotel Zell Am See, Austria

Stunning Accommodations

Your Itinerary Churchill’s London 3-Night Optional Pre-Tour Extension $1,899 per person double occupancy, $2,659 single occupancy Taxes and fees are an additional $129 per person.

Day City Experience

Depart the US Depart the US on your independently scheduled flight

1 Arrive London/Transfer Explore the training areas of Easy Company / Aldbourne walking Aldbourne, England tour accompanied by local villagers (L, D)

2 Portsmouth/Normandy D-Day Story Museum Portsmouth / Golden Lion Pub / Cross the English Channel by Ferry / Arrive Normandy (B, L, D)

3 Normandy, France Sainte-Mère-Église / The Airborne Museum/ Brécourt Manor / Sainte-Marie-du-Mont / Marmion Farm / Utah Beach landing sites and the Utah Beach Museum (B, D)

4 Normandy, France Beuzeville-au-Plain / Carentan / Dead Man’s Corner Museum / The church at Angoville au Plain / Free time in Bayeux (B, L)

5 Normandy, France Pointe du Hoc / Omaha Beach / Normandy American Cemetery / Special “Farewell to Normandy” dinner (B, L, D)

6 Transfer to the Travel by coach to the Netherlands / Included lunch in Amiens, Netherlands France / Group dinner in Eindhoven (B, L, D)

7 Eindhoven/Arnhem Tour American areas of Operation MARKET-GARDEN / Nijmegen Tour of Arnhem and “The Bridge too Far” / Evening at leisure in Eindhoven (B, L)

8 The Ardennes Optional walking tour of Eindhoven or independent exploration / Netherlands American Cemetery / Travel to Clervaux, Luxembourg (B, D)

9 Bastogne Mardasson Memorial / Tour Easy Company’s foxholes in the Bois Jacques / Bastogne Barracks / Bastogne War Museum (B, L, D)

10 Luxembourg City/ Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial / Haguenau / Haguenau MM Park Museum (B, L)

11 Landsberg/Zell Am See Dachau Concentration Camp / Transfer to the Bavarian Alps (B, L, D)

12 Berchtesgaden Tour Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest / Afternoon free in Zell Am See (B, L, D)

13 Flights home from Munich Transfer to the Munich for independently scheduled flights home (B)

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For more information, or to reserve call 800-633-7514

BOOK BY AUGUST 23, 2019 AND SAVE $500 PER PERSON.

13 days from $7,495 $6,995* per person double occupancy, $10,199 $9,699 single *When booked by August 23, 2019. Taxes and fees are an additional $329 per person.