it framed."

Over the years, Rottenborn compared his autograph with others and it has remained consistent.

"After he gave the magazine back, his driver and girlfriend got back into the limo," Rottenborn said.

Elvis was in the front passenger seat and "as the car pulled out he slowed down as he passed us and my mother took a shot as he passed us."

That was on Monday, their first day visiting Fort Hood.

The next morning his father asked, "Do you want to go see Elvis? And we saw him again on Tuesday and spoke to him and saw him everyday through Friday.

"On Friday, Elvis said 'Hi John, how are you today?' And anyone who knew my father from the corner grocery on Jennings Avenue would appreciate how impressed he was that Elvisback with 22.2 million results.

Rottenborn played Elvis songs all day Saturday including his favorites "In The Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds" and his favorite of them all, "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You."

For years the family referred the Fort Hood visit, "As the five days we spent with Elvis," said Rottenborn who has had a long career as a successful educator and is a former Salem head football coach.

"We loved his music from the first time we heard it, after we met him we loved him. He was a good person."