Operation Torch 2009
programme 8 - 22 September 2009

As of May 2009, the programme is as follows. It is still subject to changes as, in time, participants interests become clear and activities may unfold.

September 8 - Tuesday Arrival Brussels (BRU), Belgium (between 7-10 AM)
Travel to Normandy, France - Hotel St Mère Eglise area
September 9 - Wednesday Normandy
September 10 - Thursday Normandy
September 11 - Friday Departure Normandy
Travel to Bastogne, Belgium - Hotel in Bastogne
September 12 - Saturday Bastogne : Henri Mignon and Reg Jans will be our guides
September 13 - Sunday Bastogne : Henri Mignon and Reg Jans will be our guides
September 14 - Monday Departure Bastogne travelling to The Netherlands
museum at Malmedy (17th Airborne area)
visit US cemetary Margraten in the Netherlands
Hotel Eindhoven area
September 15 - Tuesday Arnhem : "A Bridge Too Far"
(1st British Airborne Division Pegasus)
Henk Duinhoven MBE will be our guide
September 16 - Wednesday "The Island"
All day we'll be the guests of the Screaming Ducks
September 17 - Thursday Eerde, Veghel, Heeswijk-Dinther
Early dinner, commemmoration at the Geronimo monument
September 18 - Friday Eindhoven Torch Parade
We will meet with the Young Dutch Veterans and the Mayor of Eindhoven
September 19 - Saturday Nijmegen (82nd Airborne area)
BBQ and WWII party in Eerde with the Airborne Committee Eerde and the
Windmill Foundation
September 20 - Sunday Eerde Memorial Walk
Re-enactment camp and Memorial Jump by Airborne Demonstration Team
September 21 - Monday Best, Son, St Oedenrode - Hell's Highway area
Harrie and Christiaan Dijkhuizen will be our guides for the day
September 22 - Tuesday Departure from Brussels (BRU), Belgium


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