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Subject: WAR INJURIES & L. RON HUBBARD:FOUNDER OF SCIENTOLOGY
Date: 4 Nov 1996 22:15:16 GMT
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Many falsehoods and inaccurate statements regarding several aspects
of the religion of Scientology have been observed on ars.
The purpose of this message is to give you a sample of the true data
from the book 'What is Scientology?' and show you where you can look
to get the full contents of this book.

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At the outbreak of World War II, Mr. Hubbard was commissioned
as a lieutenant (junior grade) in the US Navy and served as a
commander of corvettes. He saw action in both the Atlantic and
Pacific, and thoroughly distinguished himself in the eyes of those
who served beneath him. Yet he was not a man who enjoyed war,
and having seen enough killing to last him a lifetime and
the effects of that bloodshed on men's sanity he vowed to
redouble his efforts to create a saner world. With this same sense
of compassion, he also did all he could to safeguard his crews,
prompting one of his men to write:

"I feel I owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude. First for your
acquaintance. Secondly because you have portrayed to me all the attributes
of a `story book' naval officer. I can see for myself that you were
an officer and a gentleman long before Congress decided so."

In 1945, left partially blind with injured optic nerves and lame
from hip and back injuries, Mr. Hubbard was hospitalized at Oak Knoll
Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. Among the 5,000 naval and
Marine Corps patients at Oak Knoll were hundreds of former American
prisoners liberated from Japanese camps on South Pacific islands.
Many were in terrible condition from starvation and other causes,
unable to assimilate protein.



For more information go to the following URLs:


          http://www.scientology.org
          http://www.lronhubbard.org
          http://www.dianetics.org

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