Prince Bud Revelle wanted to keep his promise to his mother, but his desire to serve took over.
“I promised my mom that I wouldn’t go, because she had a son over in the South Pacific anyway. She was worried about him all the time and I knew she’d be worried about me too. I was her baby,” he said.
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