ELVIS PRESLEY DISCHARGED FROM ARMY 40 YEARS AGO SUNDAY

ELVIS PRESLEY DISCHARGED FROM ARMY 40 YEARS AGO SUNDAY

FORT DIX, N.J. (Wireless Flash) -- Sunday (March 5) marks an important date for Elvis Presley buffs: It's the 40th anniversary of the day the King was discharged from the U.S. Army. On March 5, 1960, Sergeant Elvis Presley received an honorary discharge at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and officially became a civilian once again. According to army records, Presley's final check after taxes was a measly $9.81.