What are the odds he comes back a vegetable 
after north Korean torture?
U.S. Soldier Reportedly Cackled āHA-HA-HA!ā While Defecting to North Korea
OVER THE LINE
Dan Ladden-Hall
News Correspondent
Updated Jul. 18, 2023 5:20PM EDT Published Jul. 18, 2023 8:01AM EDT
A South Korean soldier stands guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North Korea and South Korea.
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U.S. Soldier Reportedly Cackled āHA-HA-HA!ā While Defecting to North Korea
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King had been set to fly back to the U.S. after being detained in South Korea on assault charges for roughly two months, according to the officials, who added that he was escorted to a South Korean airport for his flight back to Fort Bliss, Texas.
The officials told AP that after passing through airport security, King somehow escaped, later joining an organized tour along the South Korean and North Korean border.
The U.S. Army told The Daily Beast that a service member āwillfullyā slipped away from the tour and crossed into North Korea. It is the first U.S. defection to the communist regime since the 1960s.
āA U.S. Service member on a JSA orientation tour willfully and without authorization crossed the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic Peopleās Republic of Korea (DPRK),ā Col. Isaac Taylor of the United States Forces Korea confirmed to The Daily Beast in a statement. āWe believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident.ā
The United States is now reportedly trying to establish his whereabouts and condition.
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But Why didn't he go to China?
after north Korean torture? U.S. Soldier Reportedly Cackled āHA-HA-HA!ā While Defecting to North Korea
OVER THE LINE
Dan Ladden-Hall
News Correspondent
Updated Jul. 18, 2023 5:20PM EDT Published Jul. 18, 2023 8:01AM EDT
A South Korean soldier stands guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North Korea and South Korea.
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U.S. Soldier Reportedly Cackled āHA-HA-HA!ā While Defecting to North Korea
OVER THE LINE
King had been set to fly back to the U.S. after being detained in South Korea on assault charges for roughly two months, according to the officials, who added that he was escorted to a South Korean airport for his flight back to Fort Bliss, Texas.
The officials told AP that after passing through airport security, King somehow escaped, later joining an organized tour along the South Korean and North Korean border.
The U.S. Army told The Daily Beast that a service member āwillfullyā slipped away from the tour and crossed into North Korea. It is the first U.S. defection to the communist regime since the 1960s.
āA U.S. Service member on a JSA orientation tour willfully and without authorization crossed the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic Peopleās Republic of Korea (DPRK),ā Col. Isaac Taylor of the United States Forces Korea confirmed to The Daily Beast in a statement. āWe believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident.ā
The United States is now reportedly trying to establish his whereabouts and condition.
Link->
U.S. Soldier Reportedly Cackled āHA-HA-HA!ā While Defecting to North Korea
The UN Command now believes heās in custody in the country.
www.thedailybeast.com
But Why didn't he go to China?
