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Fort Chaffee Black and White
Built in 1941, this 72,000-acre military base was the training site for thousands of troops heading overseas during World War II, and in 1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. army and began basic training here. In recent years it served as an annual reserve training center and on separate occasions an indoctrination facility for Vietnamese and then Cuban refugees. It was also the location for the filming of the movies "Biloxi Blues," and "A Soldier's Story." In season, a hunter's and fisherman's paradise. Several memorial plaques honor World War II units formed here. The area of the camp that includes the barracks facilities is now part of the 7,000 acres being developed for commercial, residential and industrial purposes known as Chaffee Crossing.
Fort Chaffee Black and White
Built in 1941, this 72,000-acre military base was the training site for thousands of troops heading overseas during World War II, and in 1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. army and began basic training here. In recent years it served as an annual reserve training center and on separate occasions an indoctrination facility for Vietnamese and then Cuban refugees. It was also the location for the filming of the movies "Biloxi Blues," and "A Soldier's Story." In season, a hunter's and fisherman's paradise. Several memorial plaques honor World War II units formed here. The area of the camp that includes the barracks facilities is now part of the 7,000 acres being developed for commercial, residential and industrial purposes known as Chaffee Crossing.