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Asbury Park Press Profile of Bill Dawson at BattleFrog

The Asbury Park Press  reporter Liz Dennerlein covered Bill Dawson’s appearance at the running of the BattleFrog obstacle race in Englishtown, New Jersey June 20, 2015. Read the article here: 90-year-old Navy SEAL veteran visits N.J. Bill Dawson at BattleFrog signed copies of his book and posed for pictures with racers and spectators. He was

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Naval Special Warfare Authors Take Manhattan and Make BattleFrog Appearance

Our authors Bill Dawson and Tom Hawkins will be in New York City for interviews June 19 and then will make a special appearance at the Tri-State BattleFrog race on June 20 in Englishtown, New Jersey. Download bios here and press photos of Bill Dawson and Tom Hawkins. Tom: https://phocapress.com/tom-hawkins-introductory-video/ Bill: https://phocapress.com/bill-dawson-interview-excerpts/ BattleFrog Tri-State June

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American Legion Post #82 Celebrates the Publication of Bill Dawson’s Book

The American Legion Post #82 in La Plata, MD hosted Bill Dawson and Tom Hawkins at a book signing celebration Saturday afternoon, February 14, 2015. It was an opportunity for Bill Dawson, a long-time member of Post #82, to meet the local community and share his stories and collection of WWII historical documents. He signed

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Navy SEAL Museum History and Heritage Fund Raiser and Phoca Press Launch Success

The Navy SEAL Museum’s history and heritage initiative took another step forward with the reception hosted by Phoca Press at the historic Congressional Country Club on February 13, 2015. The event was held in the club’s Windsor room, which was used as the barracks for OSS trainees during World War II and featured a menu

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No Active Service Bill Dawson

Bill Dawson–12 Invasions across the Pacific in WWII–Performed No Active Duty

We got the galleys back from the printer today–the book looks beautiful. We thought we would share an interesting page. Bill Dawson was in Class 1 of Naval Special Warfare Operators in the NCDU, a precursor organization to the Navy SEALs, and endured the most rigorous training the military ever developed. He was in the

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