Tour Leaders: Colonel Bill White, USMC (Ret) and LtCol Gary Andrejak, USAF (Ret) Itinerary Fri May 18 Departure Sat May 19 Paris Arrivals Sun May 20 Soissons Battlefield and other Second Battle of the Marne sites- Rheims Mon May 21 Belleau Wood Tues May 22 Blanc Mont – Verdun Wed May 23 Verdun- St Mihiel-Verdun
In 2012, Operation Sail will once again bring the glory of tall ships to the American seaboard to celebrate the bicentennial of our nation anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. The Battle of Plattsburgh, which took place shortly before the Treaty of Ghent was signed, marked Britain’s final invasion of the northern states. A critical American victory,
Visit the 1933 lighthouse tender Lilac's buoy deck on Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 PM for The War of 1812: A New Perspective, a presentation by RADM Joseph F. Callo, USNR (Ret.). The evening will offer a new appreciation of the importance of this war and its long-term implications as we commemorate the bicentennial of the