Hamburger Hill
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Movie (1987)
Starring:
Anthony Barrile (Pvt. Vincent 'Alphabet' Languilli)
Michael Boatman (Pvt. Ray Motown)
Don Cheadle (Pvt. Johnny Washburn)
Michael Dolan (Pvt. Harry Murphy)
May 1969. The 3rd Battalion of the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division have been tasked with taking Hill 937 near the Laos border. The operation is a meat-grinder, as unit after unit is decimated in futile assaults. For this reason the hill is known by troops as Hamburger Hill. The film follows a platoon in its efforts to take the hill.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Note the unusal upturned exhaust pipe. Repainted Philippine Air Force bird.
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
Bell AH-1 Cobra
Two Cobra amid several Hueys.
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
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