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Jim Morrison's father was Rear Admiral George Morrison, commander of US forces during the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Did Jim Morrison or other members of the Doors ever comment on this connection to the Vietnam War? How did George Morrison react to his son's antiwar lyrics and countercultural legacy?

by /u/Vladith in /r/AskHistorians

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