George Stephen Morrison destroyers to prevent flight operations by attempting to cross the path of the "Hancock". In 1972, he was appointed Commander Naval Forces Marianas. As such, he was in charge of relief efforts for Vietnamese refugees sent to Guam after the fall of Saigon in the spring of 1975. Rear Admiral Morrison was the keynote speaker at the decommissioning ceremony for the carrier "Bon Homme Richard", his first ship as an admiral, on July 2, 1971 in Washington D.C.. His estranged son, rock musician Jim Morrison, died in Paris at age 27 the following day. Morrison retired from the Navy in
Jim Morrison on $50,000 bond while the conviction was appealed. His death eight months later made the appeal a moot point. In 2007 Florida Governor Charlie Crist suggested the possibility of a posthumous pardon for Morrison, which was announced as successful on December 9, 2010. Drummer John Densmore denied Morrison ever exposed himself on stage that night. Following "The Soft Parade", the Doors released "Morrison Hotel". After a lengthy break, the group reconvened in October 1970 to record what would become their final album with Morrison, titled "L.A. Woman". Shortly after the recording sessions for the album began, producer Paul A. Rothchild