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The Battle of Hamburger Hill (13–20 May 1969) was fought by US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces during Operation Apache Snow of the Vietnam War.
Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war film set during the Battle of Hamburger Hill, a May 1969 assault during the Vietnam War by the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, on a ridge of Dong Ap Bia near the Laotian border in central Vietnam.
Nov 16, 2009 · On May 11, 1969, Hamburger Hill becomes the scene of an intense and controversial battle during the Vietnam War. Known to military planners as Hill 937 (a reference to its height in...
Aug 28, 1987 · Hamburger Hill: Directed by John Irvin. With Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle, Michael Dolan. A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
May 18, 2018 · Hamburger Hill marked a turning point in America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. After nearly a dozen deadly assaults, on May 20 the U.S. military finally captured Hill 937, known...
Jul 28, 2023 · In May 1969, the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division launched several assaults against a ridge near the Laotian border. Their objective — Hill 937, or “Hamburger Hill” — was heavily ...
Jun 12, 2006 · The day after Sharbutt’s story hit the newspapers, Hamburger Hill fell to the troopers of the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade. But that victory was short-lived, for on June 5 the decision was made to abandon the hill to the enemy, further exacerbating public outrage.
May 8, 2009 · Ten brutal days of miserable fighting on a jungle-shrouded mountain in the spring of 1969 left scores of American dead and hundreds wounded and fueled a raging outcry from the American body politic that irretrievably altered the course of U.S. military policy in Vietnam.
May 8, 2009 · A timeline of the Hamburger Hill battle in May 1968. It was a turning point in the Vietnam War, when the search for victory became a search for a way out. President Nixon began withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam by the end of August. Air Force C-130 s prepare 30 landing zones in the A Shau Valley.
About Us. The Battle for Dong Ap Bia. Hamburger Hill. May 10 through May 20, 1969. On May 9th, 1969, the 3/187th was staged at FSB Blaze, only a few kilometers east of the A Shau valley. They were not alone: Blaze was a huge fire base, but it was filled.
