"Elvis and the USS Arizona" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 08 Dec 2016 8:52 p.m. PST |
A fundraising goal of $500,000 USD was set and the initial response from the public was promising. An episode of the popular TV series This is Your Life dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Samuel Fuqua sounded the initial call for donations, generating $95,000. USD However, the project quickly stalled as donations dried up. By the start of 1960, only $155,000 USD had been raised. The drive was in desperate need of a swift and hard kick… link |
| The Beast Rampant | 08 Dec 2016 11:30 p.m. PST |
Very interesting- thank you, Mr. A! |
Dn Jackson  | 09 Dec 2016 5:53 p.m. PST |
Elvis was a great man and a true patriot. He died way too soon. A friend of mine's father was a police officer and was assigned to provide security when Elvis played Hampton, Va. He told us Elvis stopped by and spoke with the officers. Later he saw what they had been provided to eat, bologna sandwiches, and was furious. He demanded they be given better food and, in the meantime, invited them in to eat what had been provided for him and his band/hangers on/etc. |
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