By tradition, the authors of “The Unknown Soldier” are all members of the group.Īlthough the lyrics do not mention the Vietnam War directly, it is clear that it was the inspiration for the song. The composition was written in 1967 when The Doors were on tour. It is difficult to say what Jim, who was not close to his parents, thought about this, but that armed conflict prompted him to create the anti-war song “The Unknown Soldier”, the story of which is devoted to the article. But not everyone knows that it was Rear Admiral George Stephen Morrison who commanded the naval forces during the Tonkin incident, after which Congress gave the president the right to send soldiers to Vietnam. Many fans of the rock band The Doors know that Jim Morrison’s father served in the US Army.
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