Ray and Cristy Pfeiffer, the owners of Historic Tours have returned from Normandy to their Florida research office. Their 2006 season was one of their busiest and most successful. They operated tours for The History Channel, their second Easy Company 506th P.I.R., 101st Airborne Division WWII Commemorative Tour with "Wild Bill" Guarnere and "Babe" Heffron and their third tour for the Appalachian College Association among others. They are looking forward to their: 25TH YEAR OF EXCEEDING CLIENT EXPECTATIONS

OVERSEAS MONUMENTS
& PLAQUES TO U.S. VETERANS
COORDINATED BY HISTORIC TOURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL AND EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS, VETERANS' ASSOCIATIONS AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION (ABMC).

SITE OF U.S. NAVY MONUMENT ON UTAH BEACH
Model of the new Normandy U.S. Navy Monument being coordinated by The Naval Order of the United States and Historic Tours
1st Engineer Special Brigade Monument		U.S. VII Corps Memorial		Commemorative Ceremony

Historic Tours was proud to coordinate with the C.E.B.A. organization, the dedication of a new plaque at the Sherman tank in front of the castle in Clervaux, Luxembourg. (see two photo's above) The tank was knocked out in December 1944 during the heroic struggle of U.S. forces to slow down the enemy's advance during the Battle of the Bulge. For many years the tank was designated as belonging to the 707th Tank Battalion. Recent discoveries proved that the Sherman was in fact a 9th Armored Division tank. Our Forbes American Heritage Magazine  tour member Ed Griesbaum  - a Battle of the Bulge veteran of the 80th I.D. - and U.S. Ambassador Terpeluk here unveil the plaque in the presence of Historic Tours' 230 tour members on June 23, 2004

One of the last great monuments to the American forces in Europe in WWII was dedicated to the Yankee Division (26th Infantry Division) at the entrance to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria. The participation of the YD during the liberation of the camp had been overlooked until our tour to the camp with YDVA in 2002. In 2003 with the assistance of the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Austrian government and the American Embassy in Vienna, a major monument was dedicated during our YDVA tour. The Deputy Chief of Mission of the American Embassy dedicated the monument which will be there for future generations to witness. Historic Tours is proud to have played a role.

Dedication of 8th I.D. Memorial in Milliers, France during Our 28th Infantry Regiment Tour - June, 1999

Historic Tours takes great pride in operating our tours with dignity and respect for American veterans and their families. In many cases Historic Tours works closely with veterans' associations and local governments in Europe and Australia, to arrange for the construction of monuments and plaques to the units for which we operate tours. Historic Tours then arranges for a dedication ceremony in which our tour members and appropriate local and national authorities participate. In addition, Historic Tours has designed and presented dozens of plaques from veteran's associations to European towns which have held parades and hosted wonderful receptions for our tour members. These plaques are now to be found in the various town halls where our tours visit.

The monuments listed below were dedicated during tours operated by Historic Tours. Cristy and Ray Pfeiffer personally assisted in the arrangements for the construction of the monument and/or the ceremony to dedicate it.

UNIT	LOCATION	YEAR OF DEDICATION
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL	UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY	BEING PLANNED FOR 2008
506th P.I.R., 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION	EINDHOVEN, HOLLAND	2004
9th ARMORED DIVISION	THE CASTLE CLERVAUX, LUXEMBOURG	2004
26TH YANKEE DIVISION	MAUTHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP - LINZ, AUSTRIA	2003
28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT	LANVEOC, FRANCE	2003
28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT	ST. EFFLEZ, FRANCE	STREET NAMED AFTER SGT. CHARLES E. BALLANCE - 2003
26TH YANKEE DIVISION	Hill 310 "PURPLE HEART HILL" CHATEAU SALINS, FRANCE	2001 (MONUMENT)
6TH NAVAL BEACH BATTALION	OMAHA BEACH	2001 (PLAQUE - INITIATED BY HISTORIC TOURS)
8TH INFANTRY DIVISION	MILLIERS, FRANCE	1999 (MONUMENT)
USS SALEM	VILLEFRANCHE- SUR-MER, FRANCE-1997	(REDEDICATION OF1990 PLAQUE)
20TH ARMORED DIVISION	DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP	1996 (PLAQUE)
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION	SLAPTON SANDS, ENGLAND	1994 (EXERCISE TIGER MONUMENT)
" "	PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND	1994 (TREE DEDICATED TO U.S. NAVY)
" "	UTAH BEACH MUSEUM, NORMANDY	1994 ("LONE SAILOR" STATUE)
" "	FRENCH NAVAL MUSEUM, PARIS	1994 ("LONE SAILOR" STATUE)
20TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION	OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE	JUNE 6, 1993 (PLAQUE)
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION	TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA	1992 (ANCHOR FROM USS CORAL SEA)
5TH U.S. AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION	TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA	1992 (BRIDGE DEDICATED)
USS SALEM	VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE	1990 (PLAQUE)
738TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION	LUXEMBOURG NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, DIEKIRCH, LUXEMBOURG	1990 (8"HOWITZER DEDICATED TO BATT.)
741ST TANK BATTALION	OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE	1989 (PLAQUE)
741ST TANK BATTALION	D-DAY WRECKS MUSEUM, NORMANDY	1988 (D.D.TANKS DEDICATED TO BATT.)
4th ARMORED DIVISION	BIGONVILLE, LUXEMBOURG	1987 (MONUMENT)
4TH ARMORED DIVISION	AVRANCHES, FRANCE	1985 (SHERMAN TANK DEDICATED TO DIVISION)
4TH ARMORED DIVISION	RENNES, FRANCE	1985 (PLAQUE)
4TH ARMORED DIVISION	RENNES, FRANCE	1985 (NEW HOUSING AREA NAMED FOR DIVISION)
4TH ARMORED DIVISION	ASSENOIS (BASTOGNE), BELGIUM	1985 (2 PLAQUES AT LINK-UP POINT OF 4TH A.D.& 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION)
4TH ARMORED DIVISION	CHAUMONT (BASTOGNE), BELGIUM	1985 (MONUMENT)
4TH ARMORED DIVISION	WARNACH, BELGIUM	1985 (PLAQUE)