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  • March 24, 2026

    Elvis is Inducted into the Army 

    On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley stepped away from the spotlight and into a US Army uniform. At the peak of his fame, the nation’s biggest rock and roll star chose to serve like any other draftee.
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