Hamburger Hill was the nickname for Dong Ap Bia. Ap Bia was a mountain in the A Shau Valley area of South Vietnam, southwest of Hue near the Laotian border. In May of 1969, units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and the U.S. 101st Airborne Division fought against soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in Operation Apache Snow. The battle of Dong Ap Bia lasted from May 10 to May 20. It was a different form of combat in the Vietnam War since it involved large troop units on both sides and because the enemy did not use the tactic of maneuver but instead chose to defend his positions on Dong Ap Bia. The result was a very bloody battle with high casualties sustained by all units, thus prompting American troops to call the obj
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