Published on May 13, 2013 by DNA Militar
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a battle of the Vietnam War that was fought by the United States and South Vietnam against North Vietnamese forces from May 10–20, 1969. Although the heavily fortified Hill 937 was of little strategic value, U.S. command ordered its capture by a frontal assault, only to abandon it soon thereafter. The action caused an outrage both in the American military and public.
The battle was primarily an infantry engagement, with the U.S. Airborne troops moving up the highly sloped hill against well entrenched troops. Attacks were repeatedly repelled by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) defenses, weather, friendly fire, and accidents. Nevertheless the Airborne troops took the hill through direct assault, causing extensive casualties to the NVA forces.
They don’t make ’em like that anymore. True heroes. Those marines had balls. But what a waste over a pile of dirt. I remember partying and smokin’ weed in the summer of ’69, vets returning with their horror stories and what’s worse is the silence in society at the time the war was ongoing. Disdain for protesters plastered in the news, Johnson had already swallowed his guilt, and the war machine (War Pigs) marched on. People got rich, that’s for sure, can’t sell bullets if you don’t need ’em.
no Marines it was the 1st cav (airborne)newly formed and trained.