I myself worked as a professional activist off and on for the better part of twelve years during the 1980's and 1990's, and the US military was often the focus of the campaigns I allied myself with. The way that the Doors performed the song onstage was impressively dramatic: Krieger would literally 'shoot' his guitar at Morrison, who would thump hard to the stage to mimic having his life torn out by a large caliber bullet. The lyrics apply not only to the Vietnam-US conflict, but to the sad plight of soldiers who fight in any and all wars. I chose this song for my homage because it always impressed me as being one of the most powerful anti-war anthems of the Vietnam era.
