An Army spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek the identity of the decorated U.S. soldier who "willfully and without authorization" crossed the demarcation line.
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta and Kevin Liptak, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The US Army has identified a soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea as Pvt. Travis King, a cavalry scout who joined the military in January 2021.
Pvt. Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the U.S.
US Army soldier Travis King was photographed blending in with a tour group at the Demilitarized Zone moments before he defected to North Korea on Tuesday.
Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday after he was supposed to leave the country and travel to a base in the U.S.
Months before he fled into North Korea, U.S. soldier Travis King faced two assault allegations and was fined by a South Korean court for damaging a police car, according to a court ruling and a lawyer who represented him.
Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King was supposed to travel home to Texas after he was released from South Korea prison. Instead, he joined a tour group headed for the Demilitarized Zone that divides South and North Korea.
The 23-year-old Army private, Travis King, was stationed in South Korea and was on a tour of the demilitarized zone between the two countries Tuesday when he strayed from the group and ran across t…
An American soldier who had just been released from a South Korean detention facility fled across the border to North Korea where he was taken into custody this month.
SEOUL -- American and South Korean guards shouted "get him" as they scrambled unsuccessfully to stop U.S. Army soldier Travis King from sprinting into North Korea, a New Zealand woman
The mother of the US soldier who has been detained in North Korea after crossing into the country without authorization said the risky behavior was unlike her son.
Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.
Private 2nd Class Travis King has only been in the Army since 2021, and he was supposed to be sent back to the U.S. after getting in trouble in South Korea.
Facing disciplinary measures in the US, Private Travis King has escaped punishment by crossing the DMZ. Will he follow in the footsteps of other Americans who made North Korea their home?
Just one day before crossing into North Korea, Private Travis King texted his US military handlers to let them know he had arrived at his gate at Incheon Airport in Seoul and was preparing to board a plane back to the US.
King, 23, was stationed in South Korea, but was scheduled to fly back to the U.S. to face disciplinary action when he escaped an airport outside of Seoul and managed to flee into North Korea.
