Atlanta ROFTERS: Support The Troops

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Support The Troops

Over on my other blog, I'm posting some photos from a support-the-troops rally three years ago. Check in often, as I'll be posting them all this week. Click on 'em to enjoy the gorgeous detail my ageing Olympus IS-3 was still capable of, but which unfortunately doesn't translate into pixels so well.

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This Day in History

Elvis Presley Inducted into the US Army (1958)

Though World War II ended in 1945, military conscription in the US continued in peacetime, and in 1957, the 22-year-old "King of Rock and Roll" was drafted for a two-year stint in the army. Despite concerns about his career, Presley did not try to avoid service and was inducted into the army at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, in a ceremony mobbed by photographers. Five months later, and just a month before he was shipped out to Germany, Presley was granted a short emergency leave for what reason? More... Discuss

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