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Dave Hein | all galleries >> challenge galleries >> thursday challenge > remember pearl harbor
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15-AUG-2007 © DK Hein 2007

remember pearl harbor

Probably a little known fact is that the present Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor was largely
funded as a result of the direct efforts of Elvis Presley. This article documents how the
drive to complete raising money was revitalized with a concert in Honolulu in 1961 shortly
after the King got out of the US Army.

This piece of memorobilia is currently on display at the Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Hard Rock Cafe.
(easiest to read at Original size)

Submitted for the Thursday 08/16/07 Totally Informal Transglobal Challenge Topic: Elvis.
For other entries, see: http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=32904

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Linda Willets17-Aug-2007 04:24
Elvis did allot for his ocuntry
Jola Dziubinska16-Aug-2007 22:06
Very interesting find.
carolynne_w16-Aug-2007 21:10
Thank you for sharing.
virginiacoastline16-Aug-2007 19:26
now THAT I didn't know . . .so thanks for the enlightement
Guest 16-Aug-2007 16:40
something worthwhile, great effort.
J. Scott Coile16-Aug-2007 16:37
A fact that I did not know. Stilling learning something every day :-)
Dan Chusid16-Aug-2007 15:34
Haven't been there yet.
Someday...
royalld16-Aug-2007 15:33
I didn't know that. Thanks for finding this.
Carolyn Rasmussen16-Aug-2007 14:02
Interesting story.
Martha Albuquerque16-Aug-2007 10:40
nice entry and tribute*
Máire Uí Mhaicín16-Aug-2007 09:35
What an interesting story! Thanks for highlighting it.
Barbara Heide16-Aug-2007 07:46
thanks for sharing this interesting document!
j>a>e>17 :):):)16-Aug-2007 07:33
i remember this from a tour of pearl harbor i took a year after elvis passed to the land of eternal youth... glad you share this :):):)