mister hunter s. thompson in his later, leisurely days. it’s hard to think of him as a young man in the US airforce where he was discharged, in june 1958, having been recommended for an early honorable discharge by his commanding officer. “in summary, this airman, although talented, will not be guided by policy”, col. william s. evans, chief of information services wrote. “sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members.” in a mock press release thompson had written about the end of his duty, he claimed to have been issued a status of, “totally unclassifiable” which i think could be considered quite appropriate, no mockery intended. by dd