The Magnificent Bastards ReturnThe Magnificent Bastards Return

“From the Beginning to the End in Vietnam” “From the Beginning to the End in Vietnam”

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Tour Host: MajGen Jim Livingston, USMC Medal of Honor, Dai Do - May, 1968

Tour Leader: Capt Ed Garr, USMC

International Air from

LAX included

Small group size, personalized itineraries and memories of a lifetime!

There are few times in a man's life when he has the opportuni-ty to walk the places that profoundly shaped the rest of his life --- places that have deep meaning for him --- places with names like: Saigon, Dai Do, Khe Sanh, Dong Ha, Rockpile, Route 9 & Hwy 1, Hue City, Con Thien, Leatherneck Square, Da Nang, Chu Lai, the Que Sons, China Beach, the Hai Van Pass, and many, many more.

The highly experienced, Vietnam-veteran battlefield guides of Military Historical Tours have walked them all. We have an outstanding working relationship with the Vietnam government that allows us access to areas previously restrict-ed to other travelers. Our guides have been back to Vietnam dozens of times and are intimately familiar with the terrain, the battlefields, and the people. They have escorted American vet-erans and family members, aged 13 to 84, all of whom had richly rewarding and highly memorable trips. Each tour is cus-tom-tailored from our time-proven basic itinerary. This ensures

the most complete tour package possible, taking you to the most important places of your particular time or interest in the war. Vietnam is eager to welcome the returning American veterans. The Viet-namese people are gracious and sincerely happy to have us with them again. The scenery is great, the food is delicious and plentiful, and the hotels in which we stay are beautiful and very comforta-ble. Your spouse and children would love it, too.

And now the best part . . . at only $3,195 per person, this tour is an outstanding value, making it not only affordable for you to travel, but also to bring other family members. You can invite your friends to come along, too. Together we will visit the sites at which we fought and which are written in our collective history. The price includes everything except your drinks and souvenirs. The single supplement is only $695.

If you need to visit any place in Vietnam that is not on the itinerary, please contact us and we will see if we can get you there! We are always prepared to customize this itiner-ary. We will do all we can to satisfy your request.

Special 2/4 Tour Price: $ 3,195 Based on double Occupancy

Single Supplement $ 695 Tour Price Includes:

Round-trip economy class airfare

from Los Angeles (LAX) *

Vietnam Visa Processing and fees

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First Class Hotel Accommodations

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Air-conditioned motorcoachs

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Meals as indicated in itinerary

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MHT Historical Trip information packet,

containing maps and other information

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Emergency Medical Evacuation, Repatria-

tion and Hospitalization Insurance

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Admission fees to all sites, & museums

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Services of experienced Battlefield Direc-

tors, and English- speaking local guides

Daily Itinerary

7 Mar Sat - (Day One) Depart LAX for Vietnam.

8 Mar Sun- (Day Two) Arrive in the evening to Da Nang. Check into our hotel. Hotel: Brilliant

9 Mar Mon - (Day Three) Early morning departure for a full day of touring along the Tu Bon – Vu Gia River Basin, to include the western edge of the “Rocket Belt.” Primary focus is on Hill 55, Dai Loc & Marble Mountain when LtCol Gene Bench had command of 2/4 in 1966-67. Hill 65, 37, An Hoa Combat Base, Liberty Bridge, the Arizona Territory, Go Noi Island Dodge and other sites. Hotel: Bril-liant (B/-Breakfast/L-Lunch/D-Dinner)

10 Mar Tue - (Day Four) After breakfast we drive South to Chu Lai View where the initial landing which occurred in 1965. Visit the Op Starlite area in the Van Tuong Peninsula where Lt Col Joe “Bull” Fisher commanded the battalion. We also visit Hill 43 and 69 where Lt Col Rudy Trevino and Lt Col PX Kelley commanded 2/4. Hotel: Brilliant (B/L/Dinner on your own)

11 Mar Wed - (Day Five) We depart Da Nang early in the morning for Dong Ha, while viewing Red Beach where 3/9 landed three days earlier in 1965, Nam O, the Hai Van Pass, and Lang Co along the route. After lunch we have stops at Camp Evans & Quang Tri before we check into our hotel. Hotel: Huu Nghi (B/L/D)

12 Mar Thur - (Day Six) Today we head North towards the DMZ and start our tour of Cam Lo, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile and up Route 9 to Khe Sanh. We return to Dong Ha where LtCol Wes Hammond was in command. Hotel: Huu Nghi (B/L/D)

13 Mar Fri - (Day Seven) Today we complete our tour of “Leatherneck Square” in Quang Tri Province and visit these

important sites - Con Thien, the “Washout”, Gio Linh, The Peace Bridge at the Ben Hai River and Dai Do and the Dong Ha Bridge where LtCol Bill Weise and Lou Rann were in command. After reviewing the Battle of Dai Do we head for Hue. Hotel: Huong Giang (B/L/D)

14 Mar Sat - (Day Eight) Morning flight to Saigon. We board the hydrofoil to Vung Tau where we have a briefing on Operation

“Frequent Wind” where 2/4 under the command of LtCol George Slade pro-vided secu-rity at key installa-tions

around Saigon during the final days in April 1975 for the evacuation of the US Embassy Staff. We stay at one of the most historic ho-tels in all of Saigon where we enjoy the sea food Buffet with wine. Hotel: Ma-jestic (B/L/D)

15 Mar Sun - (Day Nine) This morning we fly to Hanoi for a day of touring the sights of military interest in Hanoi, to include the Hoa Lo Prison (“The Hanoi Hilton”), the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Presidential Palace, and other sites as time permits. Hotel: Silk Path (B/L/D on your own)

16 Mar Mon (Day Ten) Depart Hanoi in the morning for our flight to LAX crosses the interna-tional dateline arriv-ing in the afternoon of the same day.

Magnificent Bastards

of 2/4 Return to Vietnam

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