WW2 Tour: In the Foosteps of Major Dick Winters
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About the Tour
Since 2009, The Hershey History Center has hosted nearly 750 people from 25 states on this commemorative tour, honoring the Men of Easy Company, 101st Airborne, led by longtime Hershey resident Major Richard "Dick" Winters. Join this extraordinary journey in 2027, the 83rd anniversary of the Allies' liberation route across Western Europe!"
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Tour dates: Monday, September 13, 2027 to Monday, September 27, 2027.
Register to join an informational meeting via Zoom.
- Thursday, September 17 at 10am
- Monday, September 21 at 6pm
The Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France.
Major Dick Winters. Schoonderlogt, Holland, October 1944, during the Battle of Arnhem.
TESTIMONIALS
"This was the trip of a lifetime!" April, 2011
— Richard Burton, Harrisburg
"Every time I go, I learn something new. I keep going because every detail is taken into consideration... being at the American Cemetery as the US flag is lowered while taps is played, a chance to walk on Omaha Beach at dawn, riding in WWII vehicles through the battlefields in Holland. I'm already registered for the 2024 tour, my fourth!"
— Randy Ent, Erie, PA - 2014, 2015, 2018
"My husband, Rich, and I joined the 2019 tour - "WWII Expedition: In The Footsteps of Major Dick Winters". My goal was to follow my dad's WWII journey through Europe. My dad, Tony Zanzinger, served in the 101st Airborne as part of the 501st PIR which fought alongside the 506th from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. I was not prepared for the emotional connection I felt at each of our stops. We were greeted with thanks and admiration for our soldiers everywhere we went - from the makeshift medic station at the church in Angoville-au-Plain, France where my dad was treated for injuries; to Eerde, Holland where we attended the liberation ceremony honoring my dad's unit; to Bastogne where our Belgian soldier guide presented me with an honorary plaque in thanks for my dad's service; and finally to Hilter's Eagle's Nest where I could see the mountain where my dad was taught how to ski. This truly was a trip that honored my dad and all the soldiers of the 101st."
— Judi and Rich Bourque, Etters, September 2019 Tour
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