North Korea on Wednesday confirmed it is holding U.S. Army Private Travis King after he crossed the border from South Korea last month while on a tour, but did not elaborate on what his future might hold.
after he crossed the border from South Korea last month while on a tour, but did not elaborate on what his future might hold.
Attempts by U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea to desert or defect to the authoritarian North are rare, but here are some cases that have occurred since the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty: The North claimed he had defected, though Pyongyang refused a request by the United Nations Command to meet him. A U.S. military spokesman later said an investigation indicated that White crossed into North Korea of his own free will. In a video released by the North, White denounced the United States and praised North Korea and its then leader Kim Il-Sung.
- Charles Robert Jenkins walked into North Korea when on patrol on the DMZ in 1965. He later expressed regret for fleeing and explained at his court marital that his motive was to avoid hazardous duty in South Korea and combat in Vietnam. Jenkins said he had drunk 10 beers before the incident.
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