On December 20,1957, Elvis Presley received his army draft notice while he was at Graceland for the holidays. Elvis asked for one deferment to finish his movie, King Creole. He was sworn in on March 24, 1958. After basic training, he served in a Tank Battalion in Friedberg, Germany. While Presley served, his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, continued to release Elvis’s singles. This kept money rolling in and Presley’s name fresh in the public’s mind.
