Hill 947 (14.337°N 107.604°E) was established on 3 March by D Company, 3/8th Infantry to block PAVN retreating from LZ Brace. The position was attacked several times between the 3rd and the 8th of March as well as being under constant mortar and artillery fire.

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The Hill. In Vietnam, hills were named for their altitudes. Delta’s hill was 947 meters in elevation. Many of the trees on the hill had been downed by a 500-pound bomb, and the logs strewn about would served as cover. It was into the relative safety …

Its mission was to engage the 66th North Vietnamese Army Regiment and prevent its movements against the vulnerable mid-section of South Vietnam anchored by the cities of Kontum and Pleiku.

Landing Zone Brace (also known as LZ Brace) is a former U.S. Army landing zone west of Kontum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Just northwest of Pleiku is the Plei Trap Valley—the site of a deadly ambush March 3-4. That engagement claimed the lives of 31% of the 86 men in A Company. The stories of some who survived are told here with the hope that those who died will forever be remembered.

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Jan 27, 2017 · March 1969, Plei Trap Valley. I was a new guy and we were on a mission to help 3/8 infantry at a place called Hill 947. Time was of the essence. We clawed our way up the mountainsides. It was so...

On March 11, 1969, I was on Hill 947, along the Cambodian Border, in a place called the Plei Trap Valley. Many lives were lost taking this hill. Everyone was digging in as we were expecting a ground attack.

Charlie Company and Recon Platoon remained on Hill 947, conducting local patrols. Bravo Company occupied LZ Swift and recovered from its hard losses on the 11th and 12th. Delta Company attacked south across a small saddle […]