TOUR COMPANY HELPS VETERANS FOLLOW WORLD'S BATTLES.Byline: Edvins Beitiks San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. Dwarfed by the massive ramparts of the Vercors Mountains, Prelenfrey-du-Gua is a tiny, postcard-perfect village in the French Alps The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes. The specific subranges of the Alps that are at least partly in France include (from south to north): The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay visitors this fall. They're coming to recall one of the forgotten heroic acts of World War II: the village's stubborn refusal to turn over more than 50 Jews, adults and children, to the Nazis. The visit, which is being arranged by Sausalito-based Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. Tours, is part of a quietly growing segment of the travel industry - tours to the world's great theaters of war, both modern and ancient. For more than 20 years, Valor Tours has been crisscrossing the planet's battlefields. One of its first projects was a return to the Philippines by senior officers under Gen. Douglas MacArthur for the 30th anniversary of the landings on Leyte. There have been tours marking the 50th anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign, the Battle of Britain Battle of Britain, in World War II, series of air battles between Great Britain and Germany, fought over Britain from Aug. to Oct., 1940. As a prelude to a planned invasion of England, Germany attacked British coastal defenses, radar stations, and shipping. On Aug. , the 50th anniversary of Normandy and VE Day in London. Valor Tours had been working primarily with World War II vets, said spokesman Bob Reynolds. ``But now 55 percent of our clientele is the sons and daughters, the nephews and nieces, of World War II veterans. And that spirit of camaraderie, of being together again, is still there.'' Over the next two years, Valor Tours will follow the sea battles of Lord Nelson through the eastern Mediterranean, witness the centennial of the Battle of Manila Bay There have been a number of naval battles that occurred in Manila Bay. Most of these were battles between Spain and other countries. These include:
``We'll also be in Hong Kong when the (British) flag comes down and the other flag goes up,'' said Reynolds. Reynolds, 75, flew Lancaster bombers in World War II and has a special reason for going to the French Alps. The journey will not only honor Prelenfrey, but the French Resistance in general, including the rescue of Allied bomber crews shot down over France. ``This will give us a chance, on behalf of the air crews, to say `Thank you,' '' said Reynolds. ``Those thanks are long overdue.'' The September tour will be led by David Klugman of Oakland, a veteran of the French Army who saw action in North Africa and the South of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi . Centering on the villages and towns of the Dauphine dau·phine n. The wife of a dauphin. [French, feminine of dauphin; see dauphin.] , it will include a tour of the mountain battlefield of Vercors - where Resistance forces fought German troops - and a ceremony in the main square of Prelenfrey, a Catholic village where some 30 Jewish families sought refuge during the war from Nazi searches. The French Alps tour runs Sept. 19-27 and costs $1,995 per person, double occupancy. Cost includes round-trip air fare, a night's accommodation in Paris, two nights in Prelenfrey, five in Grenoble, round-trip train fare and occasional meals. Information: Valor Tours, (415) 332-7850. |
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