Army deserter Jenkins returns to U.S after 40 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. Army sergeant who deserted to North Korea in 1965 returned to the United States on Tuesday for the first time in four decades
Charles Robert Jenkins, 65, flew into the Washington, D.C. area, from Japan, where he has lived since he left North Korea last year and served time at a U.S. military jail on desertion charges.
Jenkins made no comment as he walked with his Japanese wife and their two daughters through Washington Dulles International Airport, his first steps on American soil in more than 40 years, witnesses said.
The family was expected to travel on to Jenkins' native North Carolina, where he will reunite with his 91-year-old mother and face a potentially mixed welcome.
Charles Robert Jenkins, 65, flew into the Washington, D.C. area, from Japan, where he has lived since he left North Korea last year and served time at a U.S. military jail on desertion charges.
Jenkins made no comment as he walked with his Japanese wife and their two daughters through Washington Dulles International Airport, his first steps on American soil in more than 40 years, witnesses said.
The family was expected to travel on to Jenkins' native North Carolina, where he will reunite with his 91-year-old mother and face a potentially mixed welcome.
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