So i am doing a report on hamburger hill and was wondering if you could give me lots of information on it?

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just give me anything that comes to mind or any facts that could help me out on this report maybe some websites
if you cant give me a lot of thing its ok
just give me what you can apply for my project
Thanks

Answer 1

<>Glad to hear someone still has interest in 'Nam. Here you go:
http://www.historyinfilm.com/hamhill/real.htm
http://www.multied.com/vietnam/Hamburger.html
http://www.historynet.com/magazines/vietnam/3031001.html
http://ehistory.osu.edu/vietnam/essays/battlecommand/index.cfm

Answer 2

Go to the link below for the real story. Here is the first portion of that site.

During the Tet Offensive of 1968, the NVA had staged, through the A Shau Valley, an entire NVA division and other VC forces for its massive attacks on Hue and Da Nang. In the battle for Hue alone, the NVA lost over five thousand men. By early 1969, it was becoming apparent to the MACV [Military Assistance Command Vietnam] and XXIV Corps staffs that A Shau Valley was once again an area of high NVA activity, logistically and strategically, and an important terminus for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The 3/187th's battle for Dong Ngai and the discovery of mammoth supply depots in the area served to accentuate that point.
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In May of 1969 the American command planned to clear out the A Shau Valley using ten battalions of infantry, including the 9th Marine Regiment, the 3d ARVN Regiment, the 3/5th Cavalry, and three air assault battalions: 1/506th, 2/501st, and 3/187th. The overall plan of attack called for the Marines and the 3/5th Cavalry to combat-assault into the valley and RIF [reconnaissance in force] toward the Laotian border while the ARVN units cut the highway through the base of the valley. The 501st and the 506th mission were to destroy the enemy in their own operating areas and block escape routes into Laos.

Lieutenant Colonel Honeycutt commanded the 3/187th, known by the WW II nickname "Rakkasans". They drew what turned out to be the toughest part of the operation: Clear and occupy Dong Ap Bia, a mountain that rose to 970 meters at its highest point with ridgelines at 800, 900, 916, and 937 meters high. In the rather cryptic words of one army historian: "3/187th Infantry would combat-assault into LZ 2, 2,000 meters northwest of Dong Ap Bia and 1,500 meters west of the Laotian border. The order of movement would be D, A, C; B Company would act as the brigade reserve until released. D Company would secure the LZ until replaced by A Company and the RIF to the high ground 500 meters to the northwest. C Company would secure the LZ until the Headquarters element reached the LZ and then move 500 meters to the southwest. The Headquarters group would move to link up with C Company, moving toward Dong Ap Bia. When B Company was released from standby status it would be combat-assaulted into LZ 2 and then proceed to the southwest to a ridgeline running from Hill 937.

The terrain in the area favored the defenders. The mountains they were to defend and their ridges were along the Trung Pham River on the Laotian border. The area was covered with a tropical, double- and triple-canopied jungle. The land beneath the trees was a tangled mass of saw-toothed elephant grass, thick stands of bamboo, and other tough vines that inhibited foot movement, even without an enemy presence. The hills gave way to ridgelines, cut with deep ravines, saddles, draws, and smaller hills. It was an area long occupied by the NVA and fortified with bunkers, spider holes, deep tunnels, trenches, and underground shelters for aid stations, Command Posts, and storage depots. And this time, the NVA intended to stay their ground.

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Answer 3

Juana R Is this your story?
※※※ http://www.osoq.com/funstuff/extra/extra02.asp?strName=Juana_R

Answer 4

the best thing u can get for ur project

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_hill

Answer 5

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