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Subject: [LARAPIDE] Re: [LOUISIANA] Memorial Day & the Elvis' U.S.S. Arizona Benefit
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 20:45:35 -0500
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The address below is for the casuality list for Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor.

http://www.ancestralfindings.com/surnames/pearlharbor/pearlharbor.htm

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Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [LOUISIANA] Memorial Day & the Elvis' U.S.S. Arizona Benefit


> This is very interesting--I did not know this about Elvis and the USS
> Arizona. I am from Tucson, AZ, and there is a memorial room on the second
> floor of the Student Union at the University of Arizona in Tucson with
> artifacts from the Arizona. It is a small, but moving collection.
>
> My grandfather was a career Navy man and then a life-long active member of
> the Fleet Reserve. Every Dec. 7, he donned his uniform and attended a
> memorial service at the University. It is one of the poignant memories I
> have of him.
>
> Thanks for sharing your info and bringing back these memories for me!
>
> Mona
>
>
> > On March 25, 1961, Elvis Presley gave a benefit performance in Hawaii,
> > raising $64,696 or over 10% of the total cost to build the Arizona
> Memorial.
> > Elvis had returned from duty in the Army the year before. Both Col. Tom
> > Parker and Scotty Moore had served in the military in Hawaii. Scotty
> > described the concert as having a "homecoming feel to it". The memorial
> was
> > dedicated on Memorial Day 1962. Thank God for Elvis' servant's heart. To
> > learn more about Elvis and his music, please visit http://www.elvis.com.
> >
> > Randy Willis
> > www.randywillis.org
> > www.riatatalent.com
> > www.darrellroyal.org
> >
>
>

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