FACTBOX - Travis King: What happened to other US soldiers who defected to North Korea?
Here are some cases that have occurred since the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
Thu Sep 28 2023
US soldier Travis King heads home after North Korea expels him
Travis King is in US custody and heading home after being expelled by North Korea into China.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Travis King: North Korea to expel US soldier over illegal border crossing
North Korea has decided to expel Travis King who it said has admitted to illegal intrusion into the country.
Wed Sep 27 2023
Travis King: Who is the US soldier who crossed into North Korea?
North Korea says Travis King crossed the border last month to escape racism and mistreatment in the US military and society.
Wed Aug 16 2023
North Korea responds to UN Command on US Private Travis King - Pentagon
North Korea has offered a very brief response to the United Nations Command about a US soldier who dashed over the heavily-guarded border.
Wed Aug 02 2023
Conversations with North Korea have started on US soldier Travis King - UN Command
The conversation were being conducted with N. Korea's military through a mechanism established under the Korean War armistice.
Mon Jul 24 2023
How Private Travis T. King made his dash into North Korea
US soldier said he'd lost passport to exit airport.
Thu Jul 20 2023
US soldier in North Korea not the first to flee to the secretive state
Here are some cases that have occurred since the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
Wed Jul 19 2023
US soldier flees into North Korea in new crisis over the nuclear-armed state
The US Army identified the soldier as Private Travis T. King who joined up in 2021 and was facing disciplinary action.
Wed Jul 19 2023
Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing
Mirza Ali said one of the civilian officials he spoke to told him Sohail might have been evacuated by himself.
Sat Nov 06 2021
Five dead, four missing in flash flood at US military base
Five US soldiers died and four more were missing Thursday after their vehicle overturned during flash flooding at a military base in Texas.
Fri Jun 03 2016
Legendary grandmother who committed life to hugging soldiers dies
For 12 years, she was known simply as the "hug lady" and for a generation of US soldiers deployed from Fort Hood to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mon Dec 28 2015
Taliban says shot down crashed US C-130 plane in Afghanistan
The Taliban Friday claimed to have shot down a C-130 military transport plane in eastern Afghanistan, with NATO confirming that 11 people including six US soldiers were killed in the crash.
Fri Oct 02 2015
IS claims beheading of US aid worker Kassig and 18 Syrians
The video showed the beheadings of US aid worker Peter Kassig and 18 18 men described as Syrian military personnel.
Sun Nov 16 2014
Seven things to know about Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay jail has once again been at the center of a furor this week after five Taliban prisoners were exchanged for a US soldier held in Afghanistan.
Fri Jun 06 2014