He then served briefly as editor and publisher of Leatherneck Magazine in Washington, D.C.
He also was a photographic director of Leatherneck Magazine, a publication of the Marine Corps.
He drew the Gismo and Eight Ball cartoon series in the Marine's Leatherneck Magazine.
Fay's artwork has also been published in Leatherneck Magazine, the official magazine of the Marine Corps Association.
He also wrote articles that were published in Leatherneck Magazine, Collier's, Esquire, and the Saturday Evening Post.
Today the MCA continues to publish the Gazette alongside Leatherneck Magazine.
Just prior to World War I, he arrived in New York City, where he held the position of sports editor for Leatherneck Magazine.
Toward the end of his hitch, he began working on the Corps' Leatherneck Magazine, doing bits of writing, photography and art.
The term was first recorded in Leatherneck Magazine in 1931.
He has been a stringer and contributing editor to Leatherneck Magazine.