Bun (“boon”) Yom’s first-hand story of his capture by the Khmer Rouge Regime at 14-years-old, the deplorable conditions while he worked as a slave in the Killing Fields, his escape into the Cambodian jungle, and Bun’s ultimate rise to becoming the greatest leader of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters. An unmatched tale of suffering, courage and heroism.

Tomorrow I'm Dead, 3rd edition

Biographies & Memoirs

Yom, Bun

Leaders & Notable People

Andante Publishing

This is Bun Yom's story of his capture by the Khmer Rouge at fourteen-years-old-and the unmatched suffering, courage, and heroism that ensued. After three years as a killing-field slave, seventeen-year-old Bun Yom escaped from the Khmer Rouge and became a freedom fighter. Using his wisdom, courage, and infinite compassion, Bun rescued thousands of Cambodian people and soon became the Cambodian Freedom Fighters' greatest soldier. Tomorrow I'm Dead is the only known first-person account of the freedom fighters' heroic liberation of slaves from the Khmer Rouge killing fields. This production concludes with an exclusive interview with the author, which includes untold stories such as Bun's use of crocodiles to escape enemy gunfire. Also included is an epilogue in the author's own voice offering a message of encouragement and hope.

Tomorrow I'm Dead Lib/E: A Killing Field Survivor Becomes the Freedom Army's Greatest Soldier

Memoirs

Made for Success

In 1975, Us troops had withdrawn from Cambodia, leaving the people defenseless against Pol Pot's army, the Khmer Rouge. As the army took over Cambodia, thousands of innocent people were ordered out of their homes. In April 1975, fourteen-year-old Bun Yom was forced at gunpoint, along with his family, to march toward the steaming jungle. After a soldier separated Yom from his family, he had no idea he would not see them again for nine years. In his account of his involuntary journey from a normal childhood to enslavement in conditions so inhumane it seemed only death could free him, Yom shares a compelling glimpse into his three years working in the Killing Fields, his terrifying escape, and his determination to rescue thousands of Cambodian people as a freedom fighter in the resistance movement. As Yom chronicles his experiences in Cambodia, two refugee camps, and finally in the United States as a penniless immigrant who spoke no English, he shines a light on his incredible resolve to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Tomorrow I'm Dead is the true story of a young Cambodian Freedom Army soldier who used wisdom, courage, and compassion to liberate slaves from the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields and perseverance to ultimately create a new beginning in America.

Tomorrow I'm Dead: A Memoir

iUniverse

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