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RIDIN' WITH THE KING

The world's most famous human showed up for basic training at Fort Hood in March 1958, his squeal-inducing black mane sheared to a flattop. You have to wonder what it was like to be a 23-year-old Elvis Presley, who had been an international sensation for two years before he was doing pushups with a drill instructor barking over him.

With his celebrity, Elvis could’ve dodged the

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