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    RIDIN' WITH THE KING

    Dec 24, 2020 3 minutes
    BY MICHAEL CORCORAN

    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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