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Bill Gay is the author of the award-winning "Unseen Body Blows," the true story of life aboard a World War 2 Landing Ship Tank that participated in seven Pacific Campaigns. The book received a silver medal in the 2020 Military Writers Society of America awards. Gay's background includes 25 years in the Navy, serving aboard two different ships and then as a public affairs officer in the Naval Reserve. After working as a reporter on a daily newspaper, he formed his public relations agency in 1994. ...more

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Unseen Body Blows: The Fighting LST 479 and its Seven Pacific Campaigns, 1943-1945
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Lincoln Cushing (Foreword)

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Trusted with the Task: A Biblical Guide for Church Trustees

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Survive and Thrive 2-In-1 Collection: Prepare Your Home for a Sudden Grid-Down Situation + The Bug Out Book - Proven Strategies to Thrive in a Grid-Down Crisis and Master the Art of Bug Out Planning

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