I can't imagine how horrific it must have been fighting and trying to survive in those conditions. I have the utmost respect for Vietnam veterans. I salute all of you. RIP to all that were lost.
@Jleed....so true. Always kinda cracks me up when people go places and claim to feel all the "woo-woo" of the place...only to find out that the "woo-woo" is/was someplace else, where they feel it again...and then another...rinse, repeat. Seen plenty of the world, and it's the same everywhere you go. I appreciate, seek out, study history etc with the most enthusiastic of folks...but....that "you can feel it" thing, and "this is the REAL [site of XYZ]," 🤔🤣🤷♂
❤️🇺🇸💙 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..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
On the other hand, if your first love hadn't been killed, then (presumably) none of your children or grandchildren would exist. So really, you wouldn't want things to be different.
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.
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.
@@HoaPham-se1pgThe Americans lost politically. The Vietnamese lost more soldiers than Americans. The Americans finally found the enemy caches and could’ve destroyed the Vietcong. But the ceasefire was called and the war was ended. RIP to all 😢
A totally unnecessary waste of lives. Post mortem medals and monuments mean nothing for the soldiers and their loved one's. They were mere pions in a demonic chess game played by unscrupulous politicians and Generals. O', and let's not forget the role Hendri Kissinger and the CIA played in this humanitarian disaster which ended in shame.
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.
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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
Sir I salute you. Thank you for your service to all of us. For some people it might be an act of closure or part of a person's tragic history. Think of why so many people travel to Deahly plaza - it does something for the mind for them. You chose a different way and it works for you. I wish you the best -from a younger veteran.
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.
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.
Thank you so much for bringing this great content. The sad part about it is that the US government just wastes our heroes and tax dollars for nothing. They take the hill just to leave it and then in the end we just walk away from it all just like in Afghanistan. What a waste! Thank you for showing us this.
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.
Would you mind let me know who were the other guys? Support or monitoring you? When I was off the road which was through a jungle in Lam Dong, some soldiers appeared and told me to go, because there are some endangered trees that need special protection, I looked up and that's true; Have not been stopped by any case of security problem, onced I accidentally drived into a military area where they running back and forth, like PE, and just drived out. I'm curious to know if foreigners got further problems, if any.
I saw the movie and the hill was at 45 degree angle going up to the top, to me this hill in the video would be harder to take because it's flat and wide what a waste of lives on both sides.
Disappointing: I was hoping to see lots of relics on the ground like in World War One battlefields. I would have expected this area to be strewn with them as it is still jungle.
when you attack a position you are not laying mines mines are a defensive weapon so if there are any mines they were put there by the defenders ie: The NVA so the US is paying to demine the enemies ordnance lol
Please, name of soldier Who was shot by VC At top of Hamburger Hill Ambushed. Soldiers returned fire Killing VC One soldier loses 3 or 4 Fingers? Please name this person.
Wonder what they were teaching in US military academies? Going back 26 centuries, Sun Tzu, Art of War, “When the enemy occupies high ground, do not confront him. If he attacks downhill. do not oppose him.” . Sad that US boys paid the price for US military commanders consistently outmaneuvered and outwitted by the NVA .
@ tom they werent outwitted by the nva. Your comment is half true though. Sad they had to pay the price but it wasn't due to being outwitted. The government and higher ups in the military used our troops essentially as bait to draw them out and in alot of cases to find how many there were in the hills. Reference Marine Al White's account from his time fighting in the foot hills of khe sanh in 67 a year before the actual seige of khe sanh which is the one that everyone knows about.
The NVA lost every major offensive and lost big time. After the NVA lost the tet offensive, the fighting force was decimated and not combat effective after that. They did win because their peoples will would not break even with millions dead. On the other hand our will was less than zero back in the states thanks to the likes of Walter Cronkite, that pos.
I had a friend, that was Army Ranger, that attempted two or three times, with his friends getting killed. Finally he told them no, and they sent him down the hill and busted him.
Fighting for their sovereignty and freedom, it is hard to beat and entrenched enemy, and one who's battle history, hardened their Warriors to very Fierce jungle Fighters. Most of us Americans give a lot of credit to the fighters in Vietnam. They were feared, because even though the loss of massive numbers of their men, did not deter them from pressing on with winning the war. As an American servicemen, I am happy to say America did not belong in that war. Not for one second.
![Hamburger Hill [954]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zNWM09A36qw/mqdefault.jpg)
I can't imagine how horrific it must have been fighting and trying to survive in those conditions. I have the utmost respect for Vietnam veterans. I salute all of you. RIP to all that were lost.
The idea of hauling an M60 up that hill, wow.
The problem is, when you go to Vietnam, according to the locals, there are about 5 different Hamburger Hills
Not if you Google the map references then follow them.
I seen other videos on this hill totally different location
@Jleed....so true. Always kinda cracks me up when people go places and claim to feel all the "woo-woo" of the place...only to find out that the "woo-woo" is/was someplace else, where they feel it again...and then another...rinse, repeat. Seen plenty of the world, and it's the same everywhere you go. I appreciate, seek out, study history etc with the most enthusiastic of folks...but....that "you can feel it" thing, and "this is the REAL [site of XYZ]," 🤔🤣🤷♂
Go to the Alamo, you can really feel the "woo woo", as you say, especially on the east side of the main entrance.
I went here, and there are all kinds of indications that this is, in fact, where the U.S troops fought against the Vietnamese troops.
❤️🇺🇸💙 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..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
🙏🙏🙏.. God bless all my fellow veterans and especially those we lost.
On the other hand, if your first love hadn't been killed, then (presumably) none of your children or grandchildren would exist. So really, you wouldn't want things to be different.
Hello where I can find or contact the family of one of Vietnam war soldier
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.
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.
Thats a ridiculous strategy. They fight and take the hill....then decide to leave in hopes of drawing out NVA? LOL... america. All a joke and a lie.
Nói thế nào đi nữa thì người Mỹ đã thua thật sự không phải cứ mạnh là thắng đâu nha..
Well, it was an ill informed strategy
@@HoaPham-se1pgThe Americans lost politically. The Vietnamese lost more soldiers than Americans. The Americans finally found the enemy caches and could’ve destroyed the Vietcong. But the ceasefire was called and the war was ended. RIP to all 😢
A totally unnecessary waste of lives. Post mortem medals and monuments mean nothing for the soldiers and their loved one's. They were mere pions in a demonic chess game played by unscrupulous politicians and Generals. O', and let's not forget the role Hendri Kissinger and the CIA played in this humanitarian disaster which ended in shame.
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.
be good to get some vets on here and share there thoughts ??!!!
Sadly a worthless war...so many lives lost...for nothing! RIP to all who served.
We been up that hill 9 times.. And they still don't think we serious!
Nice to be able to revisit historical battles that have made history, we can all learn from the past.
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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.
reclaims with an apostrophe??? What the F?
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
Sir I salute you. Thank you for your service to all of us. For some people it might be an act of closure or part of a person's tragic history. Think of why so many people travel to Deahly plaza - it does something for the mind for them. You chose a different way and it works for you. I wish you the best -from a younger veteran.
Did you serve in Vietnam?
Same here !!! I'm perfectly fine never seeing afghanistan or Iraq again.
I did my time !!!
A Troop 3/5 cav drove their tanks to the top of this hill in June of 69.
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.
I am excited...yet sad...for my upcoming trip there. Nice video. Thank you.
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.
That wood is so damn dense.
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.
Rip to all of our American soldiers who we lost ro this senseless war we had no business getting involved with .
Extremely interesting video.
Thank you so much for bringing this great content. The sad part about it is that the US government just wastes our heroes and tax dollars for nothing. They take the hill just to leave it and then in the end we just walk away from it all just like in Afghanistan. What a waste! Thank you for showing us this.
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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.
Have any stories to share?
Gosh that had to be so scary , just the sounds and thickness of that jungle is just terrifying !
It looked like a moon scape when they were bombing it.
I think that more than the 1 tree was destroyed during the battle!
Hi, could you tell me what tour company you used? This tour looks awesome
At least they built a shrine there. The amount of butchery that went on 50 years ago.
Would you mind let me know who were the other guys? Support or monitoring you?
When I was off the road which was through a jungle in Lam Dong, some soldiers appeared and told me to go, because there are some endangered trees that need special protection, I looked up and that's true; Have not been stopped by any case of security problem, onced I accidentally drived into a military area where they running back and forth, like PE, and just drived out. I'm curious to know if foreigners got further problems, if any.
Hello where i can find or contact the family of one of Vietnam war soldier thanks
yeah, know this hill from rs2 video game.
pretty sad story though.
Imagine fighting in that shit
Charlie's in the wire
is this a tour tourist can take out of Hue?
Brave Americans! 🇺🇸
Roger THAT Tom!!
I saw the movie and the hill was at 45 degree angle going up to the top, to me this hill in the video would be harder to take because it's flat and wide what a waste of lives on both sides.
Apachesnow !! Real name of this operation! Fact I was there! New Mexico combat Marine ! Semper Fi !!
Thank you for your service, sir.
Wish I could understand what they were talking about. Understand just a little
Listen to the sound of that jungle.. that must be so triggering to Vietnam vets. That’s all they heard all day long.
Disappointing: I was hoping to see lots of relics on the ground like in World War One battlefields. I would have expected this area to be strewn with them as it is still jungle.
So much life in the jungle shame so many died for nothing.
Khe sang was abandoned and so was Hamburger hill.....a lot of abandoning by US forces ..Ive observed.
That's what happens when politicians run a war.
why does that zippe/rhead at 5:30 have a piece of blue paper on his face?!?!
Hooah semperfi
Yet again the lesson...don’t mess with Vietnam!
Obi-wan Kenobi absolutely!!!
Why, they lost the battle
@@Jleed989 they won the war
@@cplcabs no body won
@@notgonnlie5119 well, I believe the Vietcong did win. They still control the country and Vietnam is becoming prosperous.
Your guide’s name is Charlie Cong ? 😜🤪🤔
Noise in the jungle,wow 🚬☠️🐓
👍✌👍
Sometimes you don't have to worry about the landmines bags will have you and the man eating tigers
when you attack a position you are not laying mines mines are a defensive weapon so if there are any mines they were put there by the defenders ie: The NVA so the US is paying to demine the enemies ordnance lol
Appreciate the tour. Let's leave the ShakyCam back at the hotel next time. 😉
Let's see you hump through the jungle, uphill carrying any kind of equipment. I say dude did just fine.
Please, name of soldier
Who was shot by VC
At top of Hamburger Hill
Ambushed.
Soldiers returned fire
Killing VC
One soldier loses 3 or 4
Fingers?
Please name this person.
I can't go to Hamburger Hill because the VC are still hiding in the woods
Very interesting, I'd have to call in an airstrike just to get whatever was making that God awful noise in the jungle.
Nah...few rounds from 155's quiet any jungle.
Let the pig do the talking and answer back
Wonder what they were teaching in US military academies? Going back 26 centuries, Sun Tzu, Art of War, “When the enemy occupies high ground, do not confront him. If he attacks downhill. do not oppose him.” . Sad that US boys paid the price for US military commanders consistently outmaneuvered and outwitted by the NVA .
What? The US took hamburger hill with 600 NVA bodies at the top
No, wasn't command. It was politics. ALL politics...
@ tom they werent outwitted by the nva. Your comment is half true though. Sad they had to pay the price but it wasn't due to being outwitted. The government and higher ups in the military used our troops essentially as bait to draw them out and in alot of cases to find how many there were in the hills. Reference Marine Al White's account from his time fighting in the foot hills of khe sanh in 67 a year before the actual seige of khe sanh which is the one that everyone knows about.
@@sarge6870 well, it was. They took it, abandoned it, took it again, abandoned it etc and there was a lot of that going on then
The NVA lost every major offensive and lost big time. After the NVA lost the tet offensive, the fighting force was decimated and not combat effective after that. They did win because their peoples will would not break even with millions dead. On the other hand our will was less than zero back in the states thanks to the likes of Walter Cronkite, that pos.
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B 52 bombers should do it clear those trees
How these people has no bitterness toward America imperialism is incredible
Mảnh đất nhỏ nhiều ác mộng của người Mỹ
I had a friend, that was Army Ranger, that attempted two or three times, with his friends getting killed. Finally he told them no, and they sent him down the hill and busted him.
He's lucky he didn't get killed by "Friendly" fire when he refused. Lucky all he got was busted.
did he get sentenced to prison and if he did for how long ?
Friendly fire isn't.
Việt nam is hero
Hello from the United States! Vietnam number 1!
@@scentlessapprentice88 thank you pro
Fighting for their sovereignty and freedom, it is hard to beat and entrenched enemy, and one who's battle history, hardened their Warriors to very Fierce jungle Fighters. Most of us Americans give a lot of credit to the fighters in Vietnam. They were feared, because even though the loss of massive numbers of their men, did not deter them from pressing on with winning the war. As an American servicemen, I am happy to say America did not belong in that war. Not for one second.
Weak! Best of luck!
What a waste of young lives for simply nothing, all for USA political glory
more of a gentle incline than a hill no?