"I was an officer in the Japanese Imperial Armny during WW II anfd I want to apologize to Mr. Presley for us fighting you guys. Because I am really sorry about that and given he studied karate under who was indeed a chanpion in my country, I want to gift this samurai sword to him, as a token of appreciatio. ** 's recounting of the time he brought Elvis a samurai sword all the way from Japan, as handed to, and then told by Dick Grob, head of Security at Graceland. Elvis was getting ready to bed, then came down to meet hi, but the veteran had had already left."
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Elvis Presley
film actor, singer, composer
1935 – 1977 · United States
(8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
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