Board your luxury coach for the short drive to Independence, Missouri, home of Harry Truman, one of the most fiery and colorful presidents of our time. You will see the courthouse where Truman served as county Judge and the Summer White House before visiting the Truman Library & Museum. The museum provides an in depth look into both the professional and private life of the 33rd President of the United States. The Truman Library & Museum recounts the life of America's 33rd president, and is one of only 13 U.S. Presidential Libraries in the United States. The museum's historical collection consists of approximately 30,000 objects -- including hundreds of Truman family possessions, political memorabilia, diplomatic gifts and 1,300 letters from the Truman courtship and marriage. Following the museum visit, enjoy a riding tour of Independence , then time for lunch on your own in Historic Independence Square, an area that once served as the rallying point for wagon trains heading west. As you return to Kansas City, you will stop at the Hallmark Visitor’s Center. Here, you will enter a world of creativity and celebration. Learn of the humble beginnings in 1910, to the creation of world-famous greeting cards, keepsake ornaments , and Hallmark Hall of Fame television series.

Board your coach with your experienced guide for a city tour which begins back in the 1800’s in “The Town of Kansas”. As you learn of the old riverfront beginnings of Kansas City, you will drive through the Quality Hill area, Lewis & Clark Point, and the historic business area. You will stop at Union Station, one of the largest remaining Renaissance -style stations in the United States. Lunch will be on your own at River Market area. Home to the largest open air market in the mid-west, the River Market offers many restaurants, and shops, all set amongst quaint historical buildings. Spend the afternoon at the Steamboat Arabia Museum. Steamboats once were plentiful on the Missouri River between St Louis and Kansas City, both for commerce and for migration of settlers to the west. The Steamboat Arabia sunk in the waters of the mighty river in 1856. It was unearthed in a cornfield 132 years later with its precious cargo remarkably preserved in the mud. The museum tells the legendary tale of the loss and discovery of the Steamboat Arabia and its 200 tons of cargo. The museum collections include trade goods, clothes, canned foods and wines, giving you a rare glimpse into the past and details of frontier life seen nowhere else. You will walk away from the museum with a real sense of how people lived in the 1850's.

The 158th Regimental Combat Team Annual Meeting will take place at the Hotel. Check your itinerary at registration for specific time and room location. There is no need to pre-register for the meeting.

Join all of your friends for your Banquet Dinner at the Hotel. Dinner will be served at 7:00pm. Please make your entrée selection on the reservation form.