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In 1962 a stray dog was found under a pile of boxes in a Coast Guard warehouse in what used to be called Government Island, the Coast Guard Base in San Francisco Bay, when a seaman named Dave Bunch was mopping the floor. It was love at first sight. At first the men decided to hide the pup from the Commander, thinking she wouldn t be allowed. But soon enough all of the men in the barracks fell hard for the little dog. Then one day when high waves challenged another vessel at sea, it was Vera s fierce determination and natural swimming ability that brought the life preserver and safety line to…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2017Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books · 32 pages · 9781481442299
- Other · English · 2017Simon & Schuster · 38 pages · 9781481442275
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