March,24,1958-At 6:35 am Elvis,accompanied by Anita Wood and his parents,reports to the draft board.He joins 12 other recruits on a bus to Kennedy memorial hospital.Elvis is assigned the serial # 53310761,and after his physical he is put in charge of the group which will be taking an army bus to Fort Chaffee,Arkansas.He says goodbye to his parents and friends while the Col. is busy handing out "King Creole" baloons to the crowd that has gathered.During the bus trip Elvis meets Rex Mansfield who will become one of his closest army friends.Below is footage of Elvis as he arrived at Fort Chaffee.
March,24,1956-Elvis performs on "Stage Show " once again.He is supposed to perform "Blue Suede Shoes" But his friend Carl Perkins has been in an accident and out of respect he does not do it.Instead he performs "Money Honey".Watch that performance below
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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