General Colin Powell on Elvis Presley the soldier and patriot

[meg]

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/bbc_...n_powell.shtml

[cameron]

Colin Powell said: "He was just another soldier, he wasn't Elvis Presley, well that's not right, he was Elvis Presley but at the same time they assigned him in accordance with the needs of the service and unlike others who have gone in the military from celebrity life and essentially used their talents to entertain troops, he was a scout and he didn't ask for anything special ... he didn't ask for any special favours. "

[rhythmknights]

He was shorter than I expected other than the fact that he was really Elvis Presley, he acted, and I saw him, as just another soldier, in the woods, kind of dirty, doing a job."

So just how tall was Gen. Powell, if he thought Elvis was shorter then he expected? i mean Elvis was 6 foot, or did the General think Elvis would be larger than life? (and please, this isn't meant to revive the just how tall was Elvis? threads, cause even if Elvis was 5'10" that's still TALL). Throughout the article, Powell takes pains to say that Elvis was just another soldier, acted like any other military man, then he says something like 'he was shorter than I expected'! so maybe he's B S-ing about Elvis not being anything more than just another guy who got drafted.

[EnigmaticSun]

Maybe Powell is trying to show that Elvis was great, but in reality another example of the all-American boy; a flag-waving patriotic nephew of his uncle Sam, a rough riding fighting Yankee man. Someone who's proud of freedom, equality, justice and democracy. Elvis is important - but not as important as the United States. At least that's the impression I get. Please don't hate me for it.

[rhythmknights]

Maybe Powell is trying to show that Elvis was great, but in reality another example of the all-American boy; a flag-waving patriotic nephew of his uncle Sam, a rough riding fighting Yankee man. Someone who's proud of freedom, equality, justice and democracy. Elvis is important - but not as important as the United States. At least that's the impression I get. Please don't hate me for it.

i'll accept that! thanks.