David Hearne is an American Author and Vietnam War Veteran.
Xom Bo II was one of the bloodiest battles fought in the summer of 1967, but it never gained the notoriety of battles like Ap Gu or Ong Thanh. The battle of Xom Bo II had 189 casualties versus Ong Thanh, which had 141 and Ap Gu which suffered 119. Our rumble in the jungle ended with 39 men dead and a hundred and fifty more wounded. Two great books have been written about the bloody battle of Ong Thanh, and two books were written to tell of the battle of Ap Gu, but no book has been written about the battle of Xom Bo II until now.