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PHOTO: LUXEMBOURG CITY ! 1945 2019 Battle of the Bulge 10 Days • December 12 – 21, 2019 Join us on this comprehensive tour including the principal battle sites in Belgium and Luxembourg led by expert battlefield guide Roland Gaul, an internationally recognized authority on the Battle of the Bulge and founder of the National Museum of Military History in Diekirch, Luxembourg. Visit Bastogne, where General Anthony McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne Division replied to a German demand for surrender with a single, pithy word: “Nuts!” Pay solemn tribute to the men massacred near Malmedy by the SS troopers of Kampfgruppe Peiper. Travel the “Bulge” from its north shoulder at Elsenborn Ridge to Diekirch, Luxembourg, in the south, while listening to the heroic stories of American soldiers who fought through bitter cold and snow to prevail against a hardened and desperate enemy. For this very special 75th Anniversary Commemorative tour, guests will experience exclusive events, ceremonies, and festivities.honoring those who served. BOOK BY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 Featuring Battlefield Guide Roland Gaul AND SAVE $500 PER PERSON! For more information, contact Texas A&M Association of Former Students at 1-800-633-7514 • In collaboration with The National WWII Museum Travel • Last Minute Deal!

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Battle of the Bulge10 Days • December 12 – 21, 2019

Join us on this comprehensive tour including the principal battle sites in Belgium and Luxembourg led by expert battlefield guide Roland Gaul, an internationally recognized authority on the Battle of the Bulge and founder of the National Museum of Military History in Diekirch, Luxembourg. Visit Bastogne, where General Anthony McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne Division

replied to a German demand for surrender with a single, pithy word: “Nuts!” Pay solemn tribute to the men massacred near Malmedy by the SS troopers of Kampfgruppe Peiper. Travel the “Bulge” from its north shoulder at Elsenborn Ridge to Diekirch, Luxembourg, in the south, while listening to the heroic stories of American soldiers who fought through bitter cold and snow to prevail against a hardened and desperate enemy. For this very special 75th Anniversary Commemorative tour,

guests will experience exclusive events, ceremonies, and festivities.honoring those who served.

BOOK BY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Featuring Battlefield

Guide Roland Gaul

AND SAVE $500 PER PERSON!

For more information, contact Texas A&M Association

of Former Students at 1-800-633-7514

• In collaboration with The National WWII Museum Travel •

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inute D

eal!

Clervaux • Lanzerath • Elsenborn Ridge • Malmedy • La Gleize

Bastogne • Luxembourg American Cemetery

Your Itinerary Day City Experience*

1 Arrival in Brussels Transfer to Clervaux, Luxembourg with lunch along the way / with tour group Welcome Dinner (L, D)

2 The Northern Shoulder Lanzerath, Belgium / The twin villages of Rocherath and Krinkelt / of Camp Eisenborn Tour of Camp Eisenborn (B, L)

3 Peiper’s Route Follow the path of Peiper’s attack / Stavelot / Malmedy / Trois Ponts / La Gleize (B, L)

4 Commemoration Event “Keystone in the Way” Commemoration honoring the 28th Infantry Division in the Luxembourg Ardennes (B, L)

5 Commemoration Event 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge (B, L)

6 Luxembourg Ardennes Wiltz / Diekirch / The National Military Museum of Luxembourg (B, D)

7 Luxembourg City Visit “Patton’s Chapel” / Luxembourg American Cemetery (B)

8 Bastogne Follow the path of the German 5th Panzer Army / Our River / Bridge in Dasburg / Bastogne Barracks / Memorial to Renée Lemaire / Farewell Dinner in Clervaux (B, D)

9 Clervaux to Brussels Bois Jacques / Guided tour of Bastogne War Museum / St. Vith / Drive to Brussels / Evening at leisure (B)

10 Flights home from After breakfast, transfer to Brussels International Airport (BRU) Brussels for your independently scheduled flight home (B)

*Schedule subject to change as special event and commemorations are announced.

Program Inclusions: • Full-time WWII Museum logistical tour manager

• Comprehensive lecture series from expert

battlefield guide, Roland Gaul

• WWII Museum Oral History video presentations

• VIP access to sites not offered on other tours

• Personal listening devices on all included touring

• Accommodations for eight nights in Clervaux

• Accommodations for one night at Sheraton

Airport Brussels

• 9 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 3 Dinners

• Free flow beer, house wine, and soft drinks with

included lunches and dinner

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

transportation with bottled water

• Round-trip airport transfers when arriving and

departing on scheduled tour dates

• Included gratuities for guides, drivers, porters,

and servers

• Informative Map Book including useful archival

images to be used throughout the journey

• Personalized luggage tags, and souvenir name

badge

• Keepsake journal and pen to document your

journey through history

Centrally Located Accommodations

Brussels

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Rocherath

Krinkelt

Camp Eisenborn

Stavelot

Trois Ponts

MalmedyLe Gleize

DasburgBois Jacques

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Tour Stops

Overnight

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Clervaux

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Le Clervaux Boutique &

Design Hotel Clervaux, Belgium

A TripAdvisor 2017 Travelers Choice property located in the town center of Clervaux, at the heart of the Luxembourg Ardennes. This all-suite 5-star hotel offers multiple dining venues,a spacious spa with numerous treatment options, as well as a fitness room, a swimming pool, and a sauna. Guests may take advantage of a wide range of cultural and recreational activities, including golf and cycling.

10 days for $5,495 $4,995* per person double occupancy $7,295 $6,795* per person single occupancy *When booked by September 20, 2019. Taxes and fees are an additional $199 per person.

Battle of the BulgeDecember 12 – 21, 2019

Sheraton Airport Brussels Brussels, Belgium

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

BOOK BY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 AND SAVE $500 PER PERSON.