I fully agree this should be preserved for generations to come if for no other reason other than the fact that it is a stellar piece of music.  Despite having heard this song countless times before this post, I never realized that the sound effects, the use of feed back, etc were actually intended to be screams and bombs and such.  That is, I feel, pretty fantastic.  Neither was I aware of the controversy surrounding the rendition and/or its performance.  My question for you is this - What do YOU think Jimi Hendrix really meant with this song?  Do you believe that the sound effects were meant as Hendrix says they were or do you think he was attempting some sort of back-handed antiwar sentiment?