Drive to Château-Thierry area. Visit Belleau Wood and vicinity, including the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. Cover the fighting in Château-Thierry and on Hill 204 by elements of the 2nd and 3rd Divisions. Visit the 3rd and 28th Division sectors along the Marne River during operation Marneschutz-Reims. Cultural event: Champagne tasting in the afternoon. Stay overnight in Château-Thierry. Hotel TBD.

Focus on Foch's Aisne-Marne Offensive. Visit 1st and 2nd Division sites on the western edgo of the Aisne-Marne. Visit 42nd Division sites, including La Croix Rouge Ferme, the site of poet Joyce Kilmer's death and the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery at Seringes-et-Nesles. Drive to Fismes and Fismette and explore the actions of the 77th and 28th Divisions in August 1918. Stay overnight in or near Reims. Hotel TBD.

Morning down time for shopping and a visit to the famous Cathedral, Notre Dame of Reims (cultural event.) Afternoon exploration of the AEF battles in the Champagne, including the 2nd and 36th Divisions around Blanc Mont and the 93rd Division's advance. Also visit la Main de Massiges for an excellent example of trenches in the Champagne Region. Drive to Viene-le-Château and stay overnight at La Tulipier Hotel. (Photo courtesy of the ABMC.)

Meuse-Argonne day 1. Explore key sites throughout the Meuse-Argonne battlefield, starting with an orientation at the Montfaucon American Memorial and following the AEF advance from the jump-off lines to the Hindenburg Line. This will include the Lost Battalion Pocket, Le Chêne Tondu, Varennes-en-Argonne, Madeleine Farm and other sites. Overnight stay in Vienne-le-Château. (Photo shows the ruins of Montfaucon taken at night.)

Meuse-Argonne day 2. Today will include a stop at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, the largest American cemetery in Europe, in addition to visiting other key sites in the Meuse-Argonne. Stay overnight in Vienne-le-Château.

Drive to St. Mihiel Salient. St. Mihiel Salient day 1. Explore sites throughout the St. Mihiel Salient, starting with the Tranchée de Calonne and Hattonchâtel and moving to the Montsec American Memorial for an orientation. Continue to visit sites in the Salient. Stay overnight at Hôtel Lac de Madine.

St. Mihiel Salient day 2. Explore sites in the Eastern portion of the salient. Early afternoon visit to the St. Mihiel American Cemetery. Depart mid-afternoon for CDG. We plan to arrive at CDG around 6:00pm. The tour ends when we arrive at CDG. (Photo courtesy of Dave Gaddis, 2018.)