Travis King Update: 'Very Happy' After North Korea Expulsion
Despite a racial resentment of the military, Army Private Travis King is "very happy" back in the U.S. after defecting to North Korea.
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Despite a racial resentment of the military, Army Private Travis King is "very happy" back in the U.S. after defecting to North Korea.
Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is back on U.S. soil. An official with the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that King landed in San Antonio early Thursday at around 1:30 a.m. ET. The news that King was back in U.S. custody came Wednesday morning. "We can confirm that U.S. officials have secured the return of Private King and departed PRC airspace en route to a U.S. military base," a senior Biden administration official said. Later Wednesday, Army spokesman Bryce Dubee said in a statement that Ki...
Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is back on U.S. soil. An official with the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that King landed in San Antonio early Thursday at around 1:30 a.m. ET. The news that King was back in U.S. custody came Wednesday morning. "We can confirm that U.S. officials have secured the return of Private King and departed PRC airspace en route to a U.S. military base," a senior Biden administration official said. Later Wednesday, Army spokesman Bryce Dubee said in a statement that Ki...
An American soldier who surprisingly dashed across the heavily militarized Korean border in July arrived at a U.S. military base in Texas on Thursday after...
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Army Private Travis King arrived at a U.S. military hospital in Texas on Thursday where he will undergo medical evaluations, including for his mental health, following his expulsion from North Korea a day earlier, the Pentagon said. King, 23, was held in North Korea for over two months after his surprise dash across the heavily militarized border dividing the Korean peninsula. Details are still scarce about King's treatment while in North Korean custody and questions remain about why he fled to one of the world's most reclusive nations....