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| − | After graduation Tom entered the U.S. Navy, eventually being assigned to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hanson_(DD-832) '''USS Hanson (DD-832)''']. The Hanson ported in San Diego in December, 1971, which gave the crew plenty of personal time. Sometime from December to the next April, Tom was introduced to Scientology. [[file:SCS872.jpg|thumb|right|SCS promo piece]]He most likely was asked if he would like to take a personality test at Carl Barney’s Scientology Coordinated Services (SCS), located at 1052 10th Avenue. He enrolled onto L. Ron Hubbard’s Communication Course and bought several of Hubbard’s books. When he finished the Communication Course he would have gotten a certificate just like mine. | + | After graduation Tom entered the U.S. Navy, eventually being assigned to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hanson_(DD-832) '''USS Hanson (DD-832)''']. The Hanson ported in San Diego in December, 1971, which gave the crew plenty of personal time. Sometime from December to the next April, Tom was introduced to Scientology. [[file:SCS872.jpg|thumb|right|200px|SCS promo piece]]He most likely was asked if he would like to take a personality test at Carl Barney’s Scientology Coordinated Services (SCS), located at 1052 10th Avenue. He enrolled onto L. Ron Hubbard’s Communication Course (Comm Course) and bought several of Hubbard’s books. When he finished the Communication Course he would have gotten a certificate just like mine.[[file:HComm72.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Comm Course Cert]] |
| − | [[file:SanDiego2.jpg|thumb|left|The SCS Mission, San Diego]] | + | [[file:SanDiego2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The SCS Mission, San Diego]] |
| − | On April 10, 1972, the Hanson, with Tom as one of its crew, left San Diego on its last WESTPAC. | + | On April 10, 1972, the Hanson, with Tom as one of its crew, left San Diego on its last WESTPAC. On April 10, 1972, the Hanson, with Tom as one of its crew, left San Diego on its last WESTPAC, destination [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vietnam '''Vietnam''']]. On May 4, 1972 the Hanson participated in Operation Freedom Train (later called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker '''"Operation Linebacker"''']) and engaged in a series of daring raids on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiphong '''Haiphong'''] complex. During the Hanson’s second raid, on the night of May 4, 1972, she was hit by an artillery shell which damaged the ship's water purification system. As Tom was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinist's_mate '''machinist mate'''], he would have helped with its repair. |
== Time in Scientology == | == Time in Scientology == | ||
Revision as of 01:55, December 7, 2016
Tom Mallan was the Executive Director of the Church of Scientology of San Diego, from 1974 to 1978. Tom sent me to the Excalibur’s RPFAbbreviation for 1. Rehabilitation Project Force. (Modern Management Technology Defined (C) 1976). The Rehabilitation Project Force has been created by the Commodore so that redemption can occur. (FO 3434)
in February of 1974, but despite that he and I were good friends. This page is my memorial for him. I wish, during our many talks, that I had kept much better notes of our conversations, but I had no idea back then just how deeply his passing would affect me. This is, to the best of my recollection and research, the Tom that I knew.
Howard Dickman
December, 2016
Contents
Early life
Tom, the youngest of three brothers, went to and graduated from the Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, in Lynchburg, Virginia, class of 1969. I wonder if Tom took it as a badge of honor just how many times the nuns battered his hands with their rulers!
After graduation Tom entered the U.S. Navy, eventually being assigned to the USS Hanson (DD-832). The Hanson ported in San Diego in December, 1971, which gave the crew plenty of personal time. Sometime from December to the next April, Tom was introduced to Scientology. He most likely was asked if he would like to take a personality test at Carl Barney’s Scientology Coordinated Services (SCSStart-Change-Stop. An Objective Process...more
On April 10, 1972, the Hanson, with Tom as one of its crew, left San Diego on its last WESTPAC. On April 10, 1972, the Hanson, with Tom as one of its crew, left San Diego on its last WESTPAC, destination Vietnam]. On May 4, 1972 the Hanson participated in Operation Freedom Train (later called "Operation Linebacker") and engaged in a series of daring raids on the Haiphong complex. During the Hanson’s second raid, on the night of May 4, 1972, she was hit by an artillery shell which damaged the ship's water purification system. As Tom was a machinist mate, he would have helped with its repair.




