THE MOST UNUSUAL ELVIS ARTICLES | 5,000: Miles that Elvis was away from Anita Wood. In an October 28, 1958 letter, less than a month after he arrived in Germany, he referred to himself as a “lonely little boy 5,000 miles away.” He also wrote he would never love anyone in his life as much as he loved her and he looked forward to their marriage and “a little Elvis.” | Anita Wood visiting Elvis at Ft. Hood