May 10–20, 1969 · South Vietnam Theater
May 10–20, 1969
US and South Vietnamese forces launched 11 frontal assaults over ten days to capture a heavily fortified NVA hilltop position in the A Shau Valley. 'Hamburger Hill' earned its nickname from soldiers who felt they were being fed into a meat grinder. The hill was taken on May 20th — and abandoned nine days later as having no strategic value.
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