Hamburger Hill

Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war film about the actual assault of the U.S. Armys 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagles, on a wellfortified position, including trenchworks and bunkers, of the North Vietnamese Army on Ap Bia Mountain near the Laotian border. American military records of the battle refer to the mountain as Hill 937, its map designation having been derived from its being 937 meters high.

The series of assaults which resulted in heavy casualties to both the American and North Vietnamese forces commenced onMay, 1969, with the hill finally being taken onMay.The film portrays fighting, combat, courage, camaraderie and dedication to the mission among troops. It also brings up painful questions about the Vietnam War, such as the stigmatizing of replacement troops newbies or, more crudely, FNGs, for Fuckin New Guys and of the seeming caprice of high command in the conflict, specifically the lack of strategic value of the hill and subsequent unnecessary casualties. Other issues include the effect of antiwar sentiment on morale, and racial tensions among troops especially the overcoming of racial tension by gradual friendship and earned respect. ........

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