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Surveyors Tour of VietnamSurveyors Tour of Vietnam The University of Akron & Surveyors Historical SocietyThe University of Akron & Surveyors Historical Society

6 - 19 Mar 2012

13198 Centerpointe Way, Ste 202 Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285

703-590-1295 * 800-722-9501* mhtours@miltours.com * www.miltours.com

Tour Host: Prof Mike Besch, Univ of Akron Tour Leader: Capt Ed Garr, USMCTour Leader: Capt Ed Garr, USMC

Our survey team would accompany a

firing battery on the move. We would

normally move out in the same manor

as the gun battery, convoy or airlifted.

There was no set pattern as to what

our final destination would look like.

The LZ's and Firebases were some-

times shared with a group of Combat

Engineers, and these guys would help

our guys get set up and dug in. New

sites were just 'cleared' by being

bombed. This was very quick and effec-

tive, leaving just the stumps of trees

and large boulders to be dealt with.

Other sites were established mini camps, and the gun batteries would be placed in a fairly de-

veloped area. By hand or bull dozer, the guns had to be dug in, and parapets had to be built

along with ammo, powder, personnel, and FDC bunkers. The Survey Section's primary function

was to establish position and direction for the firing battery. In an established area, this could

be as simple as using known control points as a starting point. On the top of a hill in the middle

of nowhere, we had to rely on Astronomic Observation, or 'sun shots' and an up to date ephem-

eris. Normally this would take less than an

hour, and when we were finished, we would pitch in and help build bunkers, or

do whatever needed to be done. This made us available to the firing battery to

help out as long as we were needed. I left humping 'jo's' and powder to the guys

who knew what they doing, but I could fill sandbags, and fill I did. That was the

Surveyors secondary MOS while out in the field. As long as there were no jobs

holding for us, we remained under the control of the firing battery BC. When

things were pretty much finished, we were finished also. We would head back to

Artillery Hill with the next available convoy or chopper, to wait for our next

assignment-another firing battery needing survey control. By Chuck Gall

1/92nd Field Artillery Artillery Hill, Pleiku.

The highly experienced, Vietnam-veteran tour leaders of Mili-

tary Historical Tours will get you there. We have an out-

standing working relationship with the Vietnam government that allows us access to areas previously restricted 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. The Vietnamese 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 comfortable.

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

Note: Three Credit hours of aca-

demic credit available through the

University of Akron: contact Prof

Mike Besch—besch@uakron.edu

CPD certificates available through

Surveyors Historical Society.

Tour Price: $ 3,595 Based on double Occupancy

Single Supplement $ 675

Your Tour Includes: Round-trip economy class

airfare from Los Angeles to

Vietnam

Accommodation at listed hotels.

Transfer with private Air-

Conditioned motorcoach throughout

tour vehicles.

Sight-seeing with local English

Speaking Guides. Vietnam Visa Processing and fees

Meals as indicated in itinerary

Emergency Medical Evacuation and

Hospitalization Insurance

Admission fees to all sites, museums

and special attractions listed Boat trips with private boat in Hue

and My Tho per itinerary.

Vietnam Domestic airfare & airport

taxes.

Meetings with HCMUIT University

(conference room)

Not Included

US Domestic Airfare. Available

upon request from MHT!

All meals and drinks not included in

the itinerary.

Optional visits.

Personal expenses (e-mails, phone

calls, souvenirs, laundry, etc.).

Left: MHT Tour Leader

Tom Kilduff & U.S. Ambas-

sador to Vietnam The Hon-

orable Michael Mickalak at

the Marine House, Hanoi.

Daily Itinerary

6 & 7 Mar Tue & Wed - (Day One & Two) Late even-

ing departure from LAX for Vietnam. (Cross Internation-

al Dateline) (International Air will be quoted upon regis-

tration and can be tied into domestic flights upon re-

quest)

8 Mar Thur - (Day Three) Arrive Saigon (HCMC).

Check into our hotel. Welcome aboard dinner.

Hotel: Majestic (D -Dinner at local restaurant)

9 Mar Fri - (Day Four) After a western style breakfast we

will have an early departure for Vung Tau by hover craft.

After lunch, we return to Saigon to tour the Notre Dame

Cathedral, the old Post Office, the Presidential Palace, the

Army Museum and the former location of the US Embassy.

If time permits, we will visit one of Saigon’s markets to

shop for souvenirs. Evening meeting with HCMC Universi-

ty of Technology Staff and Students. Hotel: Majestic (B-

Breakfast/L-Lunch & D)

10 Mar Sat - (Day Five) Morning departure for

the Mekong Delta, we

board a boat in the

quaint provincial town

of My Tho and then

wind our way through

the labyrinth of small

canals bordered by tiny

villages. After viewing

the endless fields of rice

paddies tended by peasants in their traditional conical-

shaped hats we transfer to a sampan for a tour of scenic

Thoison Island. We will have lunch and view the unique

pottery produced on the island. We finish the day by return-

ing to Saigon for some exploration of the bustling markets

before dinner on your own. Hotel: Majestic (B/L/D—on

your own)

11 Mar Sun - (Day Six) This morning we check out of the

hotel and head for the famous Cu Chi Tunnel system as

well as stops at Lai Khe and Ben Cat. We then continue to

the Cau Dai Temple and the famed Michelin Rubber Plan-

tation. Hotel:Tay Ninh (B/L/D)

12 Mar Mon - (Day Seven) We depart Tay Ninh for stops

at Nui Ba Den, Quan Loi, An Loc and Loc Ninh. We return

to Saigon where we have an opportunity to enjoy Saigon’s

nightlife. Hotel: Majestic (B/L/D—on your own)

13 Mar Tue - (Day

Eight) This morning we

fly from Saigon to Da

Nang. We commence

touring the Da Nang area

to include China Beach,

Marble Mountain, the

old Chinese Seaport of

Hoi An and the silk fac-

tory. We will visit the

construction site of the new Han River Bridge.

Hotel: Hoi An (B/L/D—on your own)

14 Mar Wed - (Day Nine) Today we start with a visit to

My Son the Holy Land. After lunch, we see some of the

military sites and have a chance to experience the best

shopping in Asia. Hotel Hoi An (B/L/D—on your own)

15 Mar Thur - (Day Ten) After an early breakfast we de-

part Da Nang for Hue with stops at the Hai Van Pass, Lang

Co and Phu Bai. We will commence a short Hue city tour

south of the Perfume River starting at the Phu Cam Canal

and ending at the Hue University. Hotel: Huong Giang (B/

L/D)

16 Mar Fri - (Day Eleven) Today we explore the north

side of the Perfume River and vist the Hue Citadel, The

Forbidden City, and the Thien Mu Pagoda. If there is any

interest, we can visit the Dong Ba Gate.

Hotel Huong Giang (B/L/D—on your own)

17 Mar Sat - (Day Twelve) After an early morning depar-

ture we drive north to the wartime Demilitarized Zone

(DMZ) with stops at Camp Evans, and Landing Zone Sha-

ron We briefly stop in Dong Ha and then continue west

along Rt 9 with stops at Camp Carroll, Khe Gia Bridge, the

Rockpile, Lang Vei and the Khe

Sanh combat base and Lao Bao.

Khe Sanh was the scene of the

North Vietnamese Army (NVA)

siege of the U.S. Marines that did-

n’t prove to be another Dien Bien

Phu and was a decisive defeat for

the NVA. We return to Hue for

the evening with stops at the

DaKrong Bridge entrance to the A

Shau Valley site of Hamburger Hill. Hotel Huong Giang

(B/L/D—on your own)

18 Mar Sun - (Day Thirteen) Early morning flight to Ha-

noi. We start our city tour with visits to the Hoa Lo Prision

(the infamous Hanoi Hilton to POWs), Ho Chi Minh Mau-

soleum, the John McCain Monument, and the Army Muse-

um. After lunch we will tour the Government mapping

Agency. Hotel: May de Ville (B/L/D)

19 Mar Mon - (Day Fourteen) After breakfast, we com-

plete our tour of Hanoi with a chance for last minute shop-

ping. We check out and proceed to the airport for our flight

home. (Cross international dateline and arrive home same

date) Hotel: May de Ville (B/L/D on plane)

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