Travis King, American G.I. Who Bolted to North Korea, Is Back in U.S. Custody After Getting a Rare Reprieve From the Communist Regime
Evidently, his rank as a private was too low for him to be of any practical value to Pyongyang as a source of information.
SEOUL — The American G.I. who bolted across the line into North Korea on July 18 just got off easy. The North Koreans, who years ago held on to American army deserters and ruthlessly beat civilians who entered the country illegally, made an exception for Private Travis King.
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