This Day in History
Soldier Directing Fire Building


On a day like today in 1969…

U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought with the North Vietnamese for control of Abpia Mountain. In one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnamese War that lasted ten days, "Hamburger Hill," as Abpia was known was finally abandoned. Heavy criticism arose in the United States since the hill had little strategic value.



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