Comments on: Hell on Hamburger Hill http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hell-on-hamburger-hill From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:24:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: HueChi Chang http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-787694 HueChi Chang Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:04:37 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-787694 Really? Really?

]]> By: HueChi Chang http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-787693 HueChi Chang Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:04:03 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-787693 AGREED! AGREED!

]]> By: Steve http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-785548 Steve Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:46:30 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-785548 We are within a click of the hill 2 weeks prior. When the Hill broke out we were south in the Ashau outside FB Pike. We heard about the hill and on the 14th of May ran into a giant NVA base camp. That night we had a lot of radio traffic and the Americal div was getting overrun at Tamky. The next day our whole battalion was airlifted to Tamky, the government blacked out all the news since so many people were getting killed. Several in my platoon died in the mountains outside Tamky and Chu Lai during Ham Hill and shortly thereafter. We are within a click of the hill 2 weeks prior. When the Hill broke out we were south in the Ashau outside FB Pike. We heard about the hill and on the 14th of May ran into a giant NVA base camp. That night we had a lot of radio traffic and the Americal div was getting overrun at Tamky. The next day our whole battalion was airlifted to Tamky, the government blacked out all the news since so many people were getting killed. Several in my platoon died in the mountains outside Tamky and Chu Lai during Ham Hill and shortly thereafter.

]]> By: J R Elledge http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-783111 J R Elledge Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:49:02 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-783111 I can say as well, I never received a flak jacket !! and any gas mask, were far & few between .Zafiri's book brought back names I forgot, and memories I'd like to forget !!. Co. D 3/187th 68-69 I can say as well, I never received a flak jacket !! and any gas mask, were far & few between .Zafiri's book brought back names I forgot, and memories I'd like to forget !!.

Co. D 3/187th
68-69

]]> By: Carol Taylor http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-780532 Carol Taylor Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:34:50 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-780532 Yes they were and are. I know one of them. Yes they were and are. I know one of them.

]]> By: calvin eversole http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-780334 calvin eversole Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:08:45 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-780334 You know what its like to be abl to say you died for your country.Well I did on HAMBURGER HILL in 1968 eversole.calvin1@yahoo.com sounds crazy i know. but Ive had to live with it for 40 years now EMAIL me I will tell you the story cause would like to know who i was You know what its like to be abl to say you died for your country.Well I did on HAMBURGER HILL in 1968
eversole.calvin1@yahoo.com sounds crazy i know.
but Ive had to live with it for 40 years now
EMAIL me I will tell you the story cause would like to know who i was

]]> By: ralph beauvais co. b http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-734740 ralph beauvais co. b Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:56:35 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-734740 the cs gas from artillery from honeycutt and others at may 2011 reunion. confirmed may 18th. the cs gas from artillery from honeycutt and others at may 2011 reunion. confirmed may 18th.

]]> By: ralph beauvais co. b http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-734735 ralph beauvais co. b Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:52:34 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-734735 i don't remember you frank, but i remember ron storm and phil trollinger, and others. honeycutt is still on this planet as well as the co a & d commanders. anyway i don't really give much credence to who said what we did or what. that's it. we killed the the hell out of 29th NVA ho chi minh's finest. trail watchers and lrrps counted estimated 1,100 bodies in laos. plus what was on the hill.at night i use to watch the trucks going back and forth from laos to 937 from the battalion cp the bs news coverage, honeycutt claimed it was headquarters idea. what few men they talked to, they had just walked up the saddle from 937 hot, dirty, exhausted, frustrated, with mud, reaching the top but, i'd be pissed off to. the newspeople never left the battalion cp. i don't remember you frank, but i remember ron storm and phil trollinger, and others. honeycutt is still on this planet as well as the co a & d commanders.
anyway i don't really give much credence to who said what we did or what. that's it. we killed the the hell out of 29th NVA ho chi minh's finest.
trail watchers and lrrps counted estimated 1,100 bodies in laos. plus what was on the hill.at night i use to watch the trucks going back and forth from laos to 937 from the battalion cp
the bs news coverage, honeycutt claimed it was headquarters idea. what few men they talked to, they had just walked up the saddle from 937 hot, dirty, exhausted, frustrated, with mud, reaching the top but, i'd be pissed off to. the newspeople never left the battalion cp.

]]> By: Frank Boccia http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-729885 Frank Boccia Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:47:15 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-729885 Quite a few inaccuracies here; the battalion after-action report was not particularly accurate, due in part to the large number of Battalion HQ personnel wounded by the friendly fire incidents described above. Zafiri's book is a more reliable source. Also, an Army historical unit recorded oral accounts immedaitely after the battle that contain more accurate information. (I know, because mine was one of them. They are still available.) For one thing, we never wore flack jackets during our assaults. For another, the level of rebellion or unwillingness to fight is greatly exaggerated, if only because it is highlighted. I dare say there has never been a hard battle in the history of the US Army, or any other army, for that matter, which did not produce similar sentiments. As for being "senseless", we never saw the battle as a fight for a piece of terrain; we were after the NVA. It wouldn't have mattered if we'd found them on HIll 937 or along the banks of the Rao Trangh. We went after them and in the end we got 'em. Quite a few inaccuracies here; the battalion after-action report was not particularly accurate, due in part to the large number of Battalion HQ personnel wounded by the friendly fire incidents described above. Zafiri's book is a more reliable source. Also, an Army historical unit recorded oral accounts immedaitely after the battle that contain more accurate information. (I know, because mine was one of them. They are still available.) For one thing, we never wore flack jackets during our assaults. For another, the level of rebellion or unwillingness to fight is greatly exaggerated, if only because it is highlighted. I dare say there has never been a hard battle in the history of the US Army, or any other army, for that matter, which did not produce similar sentiments. As for being "senseless", we never saw the battle as a fight for a piece of terrain; we were after the NVA. It wouldn't have mattered if we'd found them on HIll 937 or along the banks of the Rao Trangh. We went after them and in the end we got 'em.

]]> By: ralph b co. http://www.historynet.com/hell-on-hamburger-hill.htm#comment-562686 ralph b co. Tue, 17 May 2011 02:16:37 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680981#comment-562686 i'm humbled ...with b co. at the hill ...you and the dust offs did a great job..i remember one time we used a loch as a dust off due to demand. yours in comradeship rakkasans forever ralph, b co. 3/187th. come to the next hamburger hill reunion around may 16th or so. you be surprised to re-acquaint yourself to blackjack...he was at our last reunion. had a great time...these troops are tough but i was a little uneasy being addressed "sir", by privates,command sargent(sp) majors as well luitenents(sp) and colonels. lilythistle@wowway.com i'm humbled …with b co. at the hill …you and the dust offs did a great job..i remember one time we used a loch as a dust off due to demand.
yours in comradeship
rakkasans forever ralph, b co. 3/187th. come to the next hamburger hill
reunion around may 16th or so.
you be surprised to re-acquaint yourself to blackjack…he was at our last reunion.
had a great time…these troops are tough but i was a little uneasy being addressed "sir", by privates,command sargent(sp) majors as well luitenents(sp) and colonels.
lilythistle@wowway.com

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