It made me think of my neighbors in Sevierville, TN, Rex & Elisabeth Mansfield. Rex was inducted into the army with Elvis, was in basic training with him, & traveled to Germany with him. Elisabeth was born in Bamberg, Germany. She lived in the US for a while after her mother married an American GI when Elisabeth was a teen, then returned to Germany when her step-dad was re-assigned there. That's when she became Elvis' personal secretary.
Rex & Elisabeth wrote a very interesting book called Sergeant Presley, Our Untold Story of Elvis' Missing Years. In it they tell about their army years together. And how Elvis meets Elisabeth, "with whom Elvis was romantically linked"...before Priscilla. When Rex began dating Elisabeth (after Elvis met Priscilla), Elvis was not happy.
There are also a lot of pictures of Elvis, Rex, & Elisabeth in the book.
I didn't ask them a bunch of question about Elvis. They seemed more interested in talking about their Christian faith. They are very active in their church in Sevierville!
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