UVa-Wise planning fall trip to Normandy

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is planning a guided trip to the D-Day battlefields as well as a side trip to Paris.

The customized tour will be led by two UVa-Wise history professors - Brian Wills, Kenneth Asbury professor of history, and Dana Sample, assistant professor of history. A tentative departure date of Oct. 16, 2004, has been set for the weeklong trip.

Sites to be visited during the tour include Omaha and Utah beaches, the American cemetery at Omaha Beach, Ste-Mere-Eglise, Arromanches, the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, and the Chateau of William the Conqueror in Caen. A tour of Paris is also included.

The cost is $2,172 for adults 25 and older and includes round trip airfare to Paris from Charlotte, N.C., hotels in Caen and Paris, breakfast and dinner daily, and entrance fees to museums and other sites.

The application deadline (with the application fee of $95) is due June 15, 2004, with full payment due by July 1.

For more information or a tour application form, contact Dana Sample by calling

(276) 376-4580 or via email at dls4v@uvawise.edu.