USS Gearing shipmate David L. Sears (LT 69-71) has authored two naval history narratives, detailed below

Lieutenant Sears was Gearing's Gunnery Officer during his 1969-1971 tour of duty, serving cooincidentally with
Gearing Lt. Vern Clark who would later become Chief of Naval Operations. Click below for an essay by Mr. Sears
on the Military.com webpage, in which he salutes both Admiral Clark and USS Gearing...
http://www.military.com/Opinions/0,,Sears_072905,00.html

	At War with the Wind: The Epic Struggle with Japan's Suicide Bombers by David Sears Coming from Citadel Press, October 2008. http://www.dlsearsbooks.com e-mail: dlsears@optonline.net
	The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf by David Sears Praeger Publishers, June, 2005, ISBN: 0-275-98520-2 http://www.dlsearsbooks.com e-mail: dlsears@optonline.net Barnes & Noble Amazon

October 15, 2005: Author David Sears (USS Gearing Ltjg 69-71), standing, at Bethlehem, PA, Barnes & Noble
booksigning for The Last Epic Naval Battle. Seated are Leyte Gulf veterans whose stories are recounted
in the book: Sam Goddess (PT-194), and Bob Durand and Bob Read (USS Richard P. Leary DD-664).

Photo by Don Provost (Ltjg 64-67)