Like all Americans, Elvis was deeply affected by the attack on Pearl Harbor. In March 1961, Elvis Presley performed at a benefit concert for the USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii. See artifacts from this performance and learn more about how the show came about in this episode of Gates of Graceland.
Host Kevin Kern and Graceland Director of Archives Angie Marchese discuss how the concert came about, about the show itself and how Elvis returned to visit the memorial many times during his lifetime.
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