Reasons For The Battle Of Hamburger Hill

Justin AlvaradoCali
7th Grade English
Mrs. King
January 20, 2016 Battle Of Hamburger Hill The goal of the mission was to stop the infiltration from the Laos border that torment Hue and Danang to the S.E. The battle was fought by the U.S. The battle was fought by the U.S. and the South Vietnamese, and it lasted through May 10th-20th, 1969. The generals, history of the war, and effects of the war on the soldiers are very important to know about the battle.

There were several reasons why we were in Vietnam. One reason was to limit infiltration. The fight lasted ten days, so they can limit the NV. Since there was so many casualties with the North Vietnamese they dubbed the hill Hamburger Hill, and the original name is Hill 937. Another reason was to defeat the North Vietnamese from capturing the hill. History.Com Staff states that those missions were successful and captured the hill on May 20th, but later on the hill was ordered to be abandoned. We were so desperate to get, and another reason is to of course to capture the hill.

One general was Major General Melvin Zais. Zais was the one who wanted the hill to be captured and keep going, but sooner or later they ordered to abandon the hill. General Maxwell D. Taylor was actually the one who ordered the hill to be left, and that was just right when we captured it. Taylor was a four start General at the time at Hamburger Hill. General Abrams was another important general for Hamburger Hill. He was pretty much the only MACV commander, a Military Assistance Command in Vietnam (MACV). History.com Staff states that he had the last say about Hamburger Hill and what he