A visit to the Battle of Hamburger Hill site (Vietnam) - 1969 Battle from the Vietnam War

A visit to the Battle of Hamburger Hill site (Vietnam) - 1969 Battle from the Vietnam War.

[DifferentM]

I visited this site in April 2023 with a tour guide and one of the local militiamen. The monument you see in this video is at Hill 900. From this monument it's a short hike (~500 meters my guesstimate) over to Hill 937. From Hill 937 you take another trail to reach a spot which was the Command Post site for Delta Company 3/187th. Between the Delta Company site and Hill 937 we found a dinner plate sized piece of helicopter fuselage. There were several bomb craters on the hill. The whole area is really thick with elephant grass, bamboo, and trees. From the bottom of the stairs (where you park the car) up to Hill 900 then over to Hill 937 then to the Company D CP site and back all the way to the car was a 3 hour hike. It's not for anyone out of shape, for sure. Of course, we had no heavy loads, no rain, no mud, and no unfriendlies along the way and it was still lots of "cardio" for the three of us. The UXO along the trail has been cleared, but it is still dangerous to go off any of the trails.

[Jleed]

The problem is, when you go to Vietnam, according to the locals, there are about 5 different Hamburger Hills

[happydayz]

I went to hamburger hill in may 1996 Vietnam had just started opening its doors to foreigners, there was still lots of relics from the war and the thing i noticed the most at hamburger hill was the peacefulness, i think it was so amplified because of what had gone on 27 years earlier, The U S, MIA unit had been digging there recently, you could see all the trenches they had dug looking for there MIA, s .
Good bless all who fought and died on that lonely hill in the A shau valley Vietnam.

[katherinegates]

❤️🇺🇸💙 Such a Sad War...Too many Lives were lost including my first love in 1968..All of our Vietnam Veterans are the Bravest..God Bless them All..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[BinhNguyen-twzo]

Nice to be able to revisit historical battles that have made history, we can all learn from the past.

[pocu]

The idea of hauling an M60 up that hill, wow.

[pocu]

Imagine a veteran of this battle stumbling across this video. I assume they wouldn't care to revisit on the computer screen but what a nightmare to see the terrain again.

[shawnstatzer]

I am excited...yet sad...for my upcoming trip there. Nice video. Thank you.

[chodkowski]

During the fighting that place was bare and looked like a moon scape. It’s amazing how the jungle reclaim’s itself. It’s all grown bad now.

[NAVYMAN-dd]

The US military didn't keep Hamburger Hill because their intention was to draw the NVA out, so the artillery and air power could be used to kill them in large numbers. The strategy was, always FIND. FIX and DESTROY. Our troops were just bait in a large chess game.

[anotherarmchairhistorian]

We been up that hill 9 times.. And they still don't think we serious!

[stunes]

I have never understood why people want to go back to battle sites where friends died, and there was so much pain and anguish. I served but have absolutely 100% no desire to ever go back over there where I was

[donstewart]

A Troop 3/5 cav drove their tanks to the top of this hill in June of 69.

[jodiehartung]

Gosh that had to be so scary, just the sounds and thickness of that jungle is just terrifying !

[conniegnesda]

Sadly a worthless war...so many lives lost...for nothing! RIP to all who served.

[nielsdorhout]

Strange to see that group photo of all the guys being one unit, and their country divided AF, and no support when they got home.

[AmazingChristianTestimonies]

Looks much different than when I was there. To make the experience more exciting, they need some "bad guys" firing blank rounds at you as you near the top.

[shaunreed]

Just popped up on my phone thanks for that I'm subscribing now FOMO✌ I love my history

[Davidjon]

Rip to all of our American soldiers who we lost ro this senseless war we had no business getting involved with .

[trackrunner]

The big difference is that with all of the bombing and napalm thrown, there was mostly mud and splintered wood. The soldiers would climb the hill by digging their heels in the mud to push themselves up. If they lost all of their footing, they would slide down helplessly while exposing themselves to hostile fire.