“A Date that will live in infamy” 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR

Pearl Harbor—Honolulu— Waikiki—Ford island

4 - 11 December 2021

13198 Centerpointe Way Ste. 202 Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285 HAWAII 80TH ANNIVERSARY 703-590-1295 * CEREMONY & Fax 703-590-1292 WWII SITES! [email protected] * www.miltours.com Military Historical Tours (MHT) is proud to partner with the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (PHAM) to offer another in our series of historical tours to the great battlefields of the world. This very special trip begins in Honolulu and includes the 80th Anniversary Commemorations of the event that led the U.S. into World War II. The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Har- bor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japa- nese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Sec- ond World War as a full combatant. The U.S. Fleet's Pearl Harbor base was unprepared for an aircraft carrier force attack, and the Japanese Navy secretly sent one across the Pacific with greater aerial striking power than had ever been seen on the oceans. Its planes hit just before 8AM on 7 De- cember. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Har- bor were sunk or sinking, with the rest damaged. Several other ships and most Hawaii-based combat planes were also knocked out and over 2,400 Americans were killed. Across the dateline just hours after the Pearl Harbor attack, Japanese Forces invaded the U.S. Territory of Guam on 8 December and we commemorate that battle between the Imperial Army’s 114th Regiment and the U.S. Naval Detachments and the Marines of the Marine Barracks, Sumay. Three days later the first at- tempt on invading Wake Island was defeated and “The Alamo of the Pacific” would hang on until a second invasion was successful on 23 December. These great Japanese successes, achieved without prior diplomatic formalities, shocked and enraged the previously divid- ed American people into a level of purposeful unity hardly seen before or since. For the next five months, until the Battle of the Coral Sea in early May, Japan's far-reaching offensives proceeded untroubled by meaningful opposition. American and Allied morale suffered accordingly. Under normal political circumstances, an accommodation might have been considered. However, the memory of the "sneak attack" on Pearl Harbor fueled a determination to fight on. Once the Battle of Midway in early June 1942 had eliminated much of Japan's striking power, that same memory stoked a relentless war to reverse her conquests and remove her, as future threats to World Peace. Come back with us to honor those unsuspecting, sailors, soldiers, and Marines who paid the ultimate sacrifice for us. Join us in Honolulu as we retrace these far reaching and heroic campaigns across the vast Pacific as the early Japanese gains are undone by Allied will. Retrace the fighting so much more ferocious than experienced in Europe due to the Japa- nese Bushido Culture until it is finally extinguished by two bombs. MHT’s experienced staff of Program Directors, Battlefield Educators, and Historians combine to make your tour the most enjoyable, relaxing, entertaining, and educational experi- ence possible. We welcome your phone calls, letters or e- mails. Call us toll free at 703-590-1295 (EST M-F 10AM-5PM Hawaii Tour Pricing or e-mail us at [email protected].) Main Tour Cost $ 3,195 TOUR ITINERARY (based on two persons sharing double room)

Day One, Saturday – 4 December Single Room Supplement $ 950 Arrive Honolulu via your individual flight Main Tour Price Includes: arrangements. Upon • Deluxe Hotel accommodations — arrival at our hotel, you The Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort will be met by MHT • Deluxe air conditioned motor coach staff that will assist with • Tours featuring military historical sites in Hono- check in. This evening, lulu. we gather for a Welcome • Entrance fees for indicated sites Reception (no host) and • Meals as indicated in itinerary Briefing. This evening, dinner is on your own. AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED BUT DISCOUNT AIRFARE AVAILABLE: Hotel: Outrigger Reef, Waikiki Beach MHT can book you from your home

Day Two, Sunday – 5 December city to Honolulu via Military Historical After breakfast, we take a driving tour of Honolulu with stops Tour’s Airline Partner—United Airlines at points of interest. We return to the resort for some beach and Discount airfare from anywhere in the continen- recovery time before tonight’s gala. Depart for the PHAM, tal U.S. to Hawaii is available upon request. Ford Island for the “For Love of Country...Building Our Future Commemoration Gala with Exquisite Dining & Special Wines **Post Tours (optional): Tour Fiji or remain on included in this spectacular evening (TBD). Meals: Break- Oahu or explore Hawaii’s outer islands (call fast—B/Dinner—D office for details). Day Three, Monday – 6 December participants will Following a late breakfast, we tour be able to see the the National Memorial Cemetery of flight path of the the Pacific “The Punchbowl” where Japanese attack the casualties of WWII have been as well as where laid to rest. Participants will be key players were briefed on the Island hopping cam- stationed, Hospi- paign and the United States’ Victory tal Point and will in the Pacific using the many large be able to see detailed maps available on site (as how narrow the seen at right.) Before we depart we entrance is to will have a ceremony with a memori- Pearl Harbor. Fi- al lai placed in remembrance of those nally, we will then who lost their lives during the Pearl be given a private Harbor attack, the invasion of Guam tour of the resto- and Wake Island all in December 1941 and in all the other ration hanger battles during the Pacific War. We depart for a tour of the where the PHAM famed North Shore with a stop for lunch with stops at restores their Wheeler Army Air Field, Schofield Barracks & the Dole WWII aircraft. Plantation Meals: B/L-Lunch The workmanship

Day Four, Tuesday – 7 December of “Rosie the Riv- After breakfast, we head to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam eter” will be one for the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony of the topics of to participate in the 80th Anniversary Commemorations. We discussion as we discuss the war effort and its impact on will have a stop for lunch and a driving tour of Ford Island weapons, home front and rationing of supplies. The day will on our way to the USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony. We conclude with a no host "happy hour" at the PHAM before return to the hotel in time for the Memorial Parade & Public we depart Ford Ceremony on Kalakaua Avenue near the resort. Evening at Island and return Leisure with the optional “Movie on Waikiki Beach.” Meals: to the hotel. B/L Evening at Lei- sure with the Day Five, Wednesday – 8 December optional “Movie Today we head for Pearl Harbor for a visit to the USS Arizo- on Waikiki na Memorial. Special Events: Participants will be given a Beach.” Meals: tour of the U.S.S. Arizona by the National Park Service. The B/L Arizona Memorial Museum Association will conduct a lec- ture on the state of the Arizona, the damage that was incurred Day Seven, and on going preservation research. Participants will then Friday – 10 take a tour of the U.S.S. Bowfin and tour the new Submarine December Museum where they will learn the contributions of subma- Today we will rines during WWII. Evening at Leisure with the optional have a early “Movie on Waikiki Beach.” Meals: B/Lunch-L breakfast as we start the day at the Blackened Canteen Ceremony at the USS Day Six, Thursday – 9 December Arizona Memorial. We head to the windward side of the isle After breakfast, we make a stop at the U.S. Army Museum at with a scenic drive to visit the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the site of old Fort DeRussy that is housed inside the coastal Kaneohe Bay and the Pacific War memorial in Hawaii. Re- defense artillery position known as Battery Randolph. Next turn to the hotel with time to enjoy the beach or shopping on the participants will travel to Ford Island to tour the U.S.S. Kalakaua Avenue. Missouri. Participants will examine the role and accomplish- Evening at Leisure. ments of the Mighty Mo during WWII. After lunch, we will Meals: B/L spend the afternoon exploring the PHAM with a guided be- hind the scenes tour that includes a visit to many of the his- Day Eight, Satur- toric buildings on Ford Island. Participants will be given a day – 11 December private walk- Day of leisure. After ing tour and breakfast enjoy a fun lecture on the filled day on Waiki- role of Ford Is- ki Beach or sightsee- land during the ing in downtown attack and you Waikiki. We bid will be able to goodbye to new see the “Scars” friends and proceed of December to the airport for 7th. On this your individual flights for home. You have the option of walking tour, extending your stay in the “islands.” Meals: B 13198 Centerpointe Way, Ste 202 Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285 DON’T MISS IT! MHT & Pearl Harbor AVIATION MUSEUM Return for the 80th Anniversary of PEARL HARBOR!