February 17, 2008
S A H T is proud to announce our new historical experience
Discovering the Champagne Campaign
Details of the Champagne Campaign also known as ‘The Second D-Day’ and ‘La Bataille de Provence’ in the annals of World War Two military history have lain dormant and almost forgotten for sixty-four years. Overshadowed by wartime events elsewhere, little is recalled of those sunny Azure Coast, Provencal days during late August 1944.
Dr. Steve Weiss, veteran of The Second D-Day and a Senior Research Fellow, War Studies at Kings College London will take us to the same battlefield where he fought on 64 years ago. September 12 24, 2008
2008 Tour Dates
Iwo Jima - War in the Pacific: March 3 - 14, 2008
Band of Brothers: May 9 - 23, 2008
September 5 - 19, 2008
D-Day to the Rhine: June 1 - 13, 2008
September 20 - October 2, 2008
Operation Overlord: London to Paris: June 1 - 9, 2008
September 20 - 28, 2008
In the Footsteps of Patton: June 9 - 19, 2008
WWII in Poland and Germany: May 16 - 30, 2008
13th Armored Division: June 20 - 28, 2008
Italian Campaign: October 17 - 26, 2008
Florence Post-Tour: October 26 - 29, 2008
Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery: June 27 - July 6, 2008
Canoe/Camping Post-tour: June 24 - 27, 2008
All American All the Way
The Story of the 82nd Airborne: September 9 - 20, 2008
July 16 , 2007
Easy Company Veteran for September Band of Brothers Group Confirmed:
Buck Taylor
We are pleased to announce that Buck Taylor will be joining us on our September Band of Brothers tour. There are still spaces available for this tour - call the office to register and reserve a space!
Amos "Buck" Taylor was an original member of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He joined the Company in the summer of 1942 while at Camp Toccoa, GA. Buck was one of the 4 members of 3rd Platoon who hailed from the "Keystone State" that were known as "The Four Pennsylvanians". He rose to the rank of Sergeant and fought with the 3rd Platoon of E Company in Normandy, Holland & Bastogne. After the war Buck worked with the US Government until he retired. He and his wife Elaine are very active in E Company reunions and projects supporting our current day Soldiers serving overseas.
May 8, 2007
2008 dates released for Iwo Jima - War in the Pacific Tour
Mark your calendar and join us in 2008 for the 63rd anniversary of Iwo Jima - War in the Pacific Tour: March 5 - 16, 2008. We will tour Hawaii, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, and attend special ceremonies on Iwo Jima. A printable brochure and registration form will be available soon on the website. Keep checking back or call the office for more details.
April 17, 2007
Book Last Minute for our May Band of Brothers or Italian Campaign Tours and Receive An Additional 10% Off
We have four spots left on our May Band of Brothers Tour and six spots left on our Italian Campaign tour. Book either of these tours last minute and receive a 10% discount off the tour price! Call today and guarantee yourself a spot at this reduced price.
March 29, 2007
Easy Company Veteran for May Band of Brothers Group Confirmed:
William Wingett
We are pleased to announce that Bill Wingett will be joining us on our Band of Brothers tour this May. There are only 8 more spaces available for the tour so call the office today to register.
William Wingett was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in California. He followed a family tradition when he joined the army in August of 1942. His father was activated in the National Guard in 1939 and was sent into active duty after Pearl Harbor. His brother, Kenneth, joined the Merchant Marines at age 16 and went to the South Pacific. An older brother was injured in Italy, and another younger brother served in the 4th Infantry.
William went directly into the 101st as a paratrooper as a PFC and stayed with Easy Company throughout his tour of duty: from training in Toccoa, Geogia all the way to Berchtesgaden, Germany. A machine gunner for Easy Company, Wingett jumped into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and was later wounded in Holland during Operation Market Garden. He reenlisted into the 82nd Airborne in 1946, where his younger brother Kenneth, who had reached enlistment age, joined him. They served together in the 82nd until 1948, when William returned to civilian life. He now lives in Salem, Oregon where he owns his own carpentry business.
Wingett served with Easy Company - the original "Band of Brothers"- during WWII, and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his actions in the European theater.
January 25, 2007
The Beginning and The End of WWII: Germany and Poland
Berlin • Seelow Heights • The Wolf’s Lair (Ketrzyn) • Gdansk • Grunwald • Warsaw • Krakow • Auschwitz • Treblinka
The trip will begin in Berlin where we will spend a couple of days visiting remaining historic sites from the war, as well as follow the course of the battle for the city from its outskirts to the steps of the Reichstag itself. There we will even see graffiti left by Red Army soldiers. From the capital of the Reich, we will move on to the Seelow Heights to visit the remains of the final battle of the war on the Eastern Front.
Moving on into Poland, we will visit Gdansk, where the opening shots of the war were fired and where, decades later, Solidarity would begin a series of strikes that would eventually lead to the downfall of the communist regime. Next we will stop to see what remains of Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair, which was the Fuhrer’s headquarters for much of the war on the Eastern Front and the location of the June 1944 attempt on his life. We also plan on visiting the site of the Battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) and the castle that was the home of the Teutonic Order; the Medieval Knightly order that was the inspiration for much of Heinrich Himmler’s SS rituals.
Outside Warsaw, we will visit foxholes and other fortifications that survive from the battles fought around the outskirts of the city. We then move into Warsaw to see where the rising of 1944 was fought, as well as an earlier struggle by the residents of the Jewish Ghetto. While in Warsaw we will also see the Polish Military Museum, as well as other museums and memorials.
Once we have finished up in the city we will visit the infamous Auschwitz Concentration Camp near Krakow, as well as Stalag Luft III, where a group of Allied POWs carried out what came to be called the “Great Escape,” and much more.
As more details of the trip become available we will post them on our website, so be sure to check back periodically. It should be a wonderful and unique trip. Please contact the office if you are interested in learning more about this tour, and once we have finalized our dates, prices and itinerary, we will send it to you.
January 4, 2007
Optional Post Tour for our D-Day to the Rhine Tour
We have just added a post tour option for our D-Day to the Rhine tour. Due to popular demand, we will make available a 3-night extension to Berchtesgaden at the end of our D-Day tours. Please see the itinerary portion of the D-Day to the Rhine tour for more details.
October 20, 2007
Cruise the Islands of the South Pacific Recalling the Poignant Events of WWII from November 12 - 28, 2007
Recall the dramatic legacy and poignant reminders of the WWII South Pacific campaign during a cruise that takes you from Vanuatu through the Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea.
Explore the original landing site at Guadalcanal. Cruise Iron Bottom Sound between Guadalcanal and Savo, the site of constant naval actions in 1942-1943. Cruising through this historic area, you'll have the opportunity to view many Japanese island bases and strongholds, including Rabaul with miles of tunnels, bunkers, and underground pens built by Admiral Yamamoto in order to hide soldiers and their weapons.
You will be accompanied by distinguished experts whose in-depth knowledge of the historic events that occurred in these waters will enhance your enjoyment of the places you visit.
Please call the office for more information - 1-888-903-3329.
October 18, 2006
Sign Up For Our May Band of Brothers Tour Before 2007 - Get 10% off!
The early bird gets the worm, as they say. If you have already taken your vacation days off for work and plan on joining us on our May 11 - 25, 2007 Band of Brothers Tour, book before December 31, 2006 and receive a 10% discount off the tour price! Instead of $6,275/pp based on double occupancy, for a limited time, the tour price will be $5,650/pp based on double occupancy (single supplement remains $800). You have a month and a half left to take advantage of this signigicant savings! Call the office and book our May Band of Brothers Tour today.
October 11, 2006
New 2007 Brochure Completed and Tour Dates Released
Our new 2007 Travelogue is completed, featuring all of our historical itineraries, and highlighting the new tours we are offering this year. Please call the office and we'll send you a brochure today! Toll-free 1-888-903-3329.
Iwo Jima - War in the Pacific: March 5 - 16, 2007
Band of Brothers: May 11 - 25, 2007 and September 12 - 26, 2007
In the Footsteps of Patton: May 19 - 29, 2007
D-Day to the Rhine: June 1 - 13, 2007 and September 7 - 19, 2007
Operation Overlord (London - Paris): June 1 - 9, 2007 and September 7 - 16, 2007
Italian Campaign: May 11 - 20, 2007
Florence post tour option: May 20 - 23, 3007
82nd Airborne - All American, All the Way: September 11 - 22, 2007
Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery: June 30 - July 8, 2007
Canoe pre-tour option: June 27 - 30, 2007
Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery: July 14 - 22, 2007
Canoe pre-tour option: July 11 - 14, 2007
August 28, 2006
2007 Tour Dates
While we are still working to finalize some tour dates for next year, we have finalized most of our 2007 tour dates. Check back for updated registration forms in the next couple of weeks. We're also working on a new Travelogue tour brochure for 2007. This should be out by October, so make sure you contact us for an updated brochure.
Iwo Jima - War in the Pacific: March 5 - 16, 2007
Band of Brothers: May 11-25, 2007 and September 12 - 26, 2007
In the Footsteps of Patton (new tour!): May 17 - 27, 2007
D-Day to the Rhine: June 1-13, 2007 and September 7 - 19, 2007
We should have the dates for the Italian Campaign, 82nd Airborne - All American All the Way Tour, and our Corps of Discovery Tour very soon.
August 9, 2006
Join Us For the 65th Anniversaries of Wake Island and Pearl Harbor
December 6-13, 2006
Los Angeles – Hawaii – Guam – Wake Island – Los Angeles
This is the first, and quite possibly the last time, any tour company has been allowed to visit Wake Island. For the 65th anniversary, we now have this rare opportunity to study the “Alamo of the Pacific” first-hand, and tour the battlefields of Wake Island.
December also marks the 65th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Our group will commemorate this occasion by participating in the special ceremonies while in Hawaii.
Due to the exceptional nature of this tour, limited spaces are available. Contact the office today for the tour itinerary and registration form.
Price: $4,700/pp based on double occupancy. Single supplement is $550
Inclusive of all air from Los Angeles.
May 26, 2006
Easy Company Hero and Friend, Paul R. Miller, passes away
Paul R. Miller, Sgt. Chief Surgical Technician of the Unit Headquarters Co. 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, passed away quietly in the early morning on May 23rd. We were lucky to have him join our Band of Brothers tour in September of 2005 and listen to him regale the group with his wonderful and frightening stories of the war that only he knows. We will all remember the contributions he has made, not only fighting for our country as a young man, but helping to preserve and forever remember the sacrifices our servicemen made. It was an honor knowing Paul. We will miss him, and our thoughts are with his family.
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