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Travis King: US soldier released by North Korea arrives in Texas
reuters ^ | Sep. 28, 2023 | Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

Posted on 09/28/2023 11:19:22 AM PDT by PROCON

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Private Travis King faces an uncertain future following his arrival at a U.S. military base in Texas on Thursday after being expelled from North Korea.

A U.S. military flight carrying King, who in July made a surprise dash across the heavily militarized Korean border, landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston at about 0530 GMT, a U.S. defense official told Reuters. Television footage showed a group of people leaving a plane at the base at that time.

A Pentagon spokesperson, Bryce Dubee, said King was at the base's Brooke Army Medical Center. "The Army’s focus right now is on ensuring the soldier’s well-being and privacy. His status will be addressed at a later time by the chain of command,” Dubee added. King was expected to be examined at the center, where basketball star Brittney Griner was treated in December after a prisoner swap with Russia ended her 10 months in Russian detention.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; deserter; korea; nkorea; texas; travisking; usarmy
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Update, he's back in CONUS.

The U.S. government has said he would undergo a evaluation then a reintegration process so he can be reunited with his family.

WHAT? He should be reunited with a dark prison cell!

It was unclear if King will face disciplinary action by the U.S. Army, which has treated his case with care. It has so far not called him a deserter, even though he crossed the border without authorization while on active duty.

Skin pigmentation apparently has privilege.

1 posted on 09/28/2023 11:19:22 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON

He was facing disciplinary action when he deserted.


2 posted on 09/28/2023 11:24:19 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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Intelligence will have questions for King since we don’t get a lot of ‘human intelligence’ from “Rocket Man Land”.


3 posted on 09/28/2023 11:26:35 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: PROCON
Well at least that boy made it home in time for the cotton harvest.


4 posted on 09/28/2023 11:27:53 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Lord, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: PROCON

Biden will give him the Medal of Freedom.


5 posted on 09/28/2023 11:28:15 AM PDT by Enterprise
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“U.S. Army Private Travis King faces an uncertain future...”

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

...as to which Congressional seat he will run for as a Democrat in 2024.


6 posted on 09/28/2023 11:31:05 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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DD.


7 posted on 09/28/2023 11:33:20 AM PDT by Signalman
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Hope he enjoys his time in Leavenworth.


8 posted on 09/28/2023 11:34:06 AM PDT by mware
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How much money did Brandon handed to North Korea to secure his release?


9 posted on 09/28/2023 11:36:20 AM PDT by AZJeep
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To: rdl6989

One more charge and spec added to the sheet. UA or desertion doesn’t really matter at this point.


10 posted on 09/28/2023 11:43:13 AM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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How pathetic do you have to be, when even North Korea is unwilling to accept you as a military defector?

When I first heard about this when he bolted, I was thinking “Oh man... they are going to milk that kid for every anti-US word they can squeeze from him.”... but naw... it was “Put this imbecile back into the hands of the enemy where he can do the most damage!”


11 posted on 09/28/2023 11:45:03 AM PDT by Safrguns
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Travis is Black. Nothing will happen to him

The Biden regime will Kiss His Black Ass and leave him be


12 posted on 09/28/2023 11:45:36 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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I agree.


13 posted on 09/28/2023 11:46:32 AM PDT by sport
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> after being expelled from North Korea <

Expelled? Yeah, right. I wonder how much Biden paid to get this deserter back.


14 posted on 09/28/2023 11:46:39 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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Is that why he ran into N Korea? To escape discipline? Nobody does discipline like the Norks. 😆


15 posted on 09/28/2023 11:51:03 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: rdl6989

Wasn’t this guy wanted by the South Korean police for a criminal act occurred in that country???


16 posted on 09/28/2023 11:55:01 AM PDT by elpadre (Ca)
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To: PROCON

Skin pigmentation trumps everything. As in everything, including murder. But that is what happens when criminals are put in positions of leadership. But as the old saying goes, “every black cloud has a silver lining.” The silver lining of this dark black cloud is, Donald Trump is gone. The price of fuel has doubled. The price of groceries have doubled. But on the bright side , no more mean tweets. And if you think things are bad now. Wait until next year.


17 posted on 09/28/2023 11:55:23 AM PDT by sport
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The only way he will see Leavenworth is as a tourist.
18 posted on 09/28/2023 12:04:06 PM PDT by sport
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Says something about the NORKORS, even they didn’t want the POS. Now it’s time to try him and put him in jail with a DD. Unfortunately, he’ll probably have a sit down with demented Joe and treated like a hero.


19 posted on 09/28/2023 12:05:37 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: elpadre

He was originally supposed to fly out of Seoul after being taken to the airport on Monday, officials have said. Back in Texas, he was set to face a “pending administrative separation actions for foreign conviction,” one U.S. official has said. He had been in detention for more than a month after an altercation with locals, according to an official.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mystery-swirls-us-soldier-entered-north-korea-days/story?id=101531294


20 posted on 09/28/2023 12:06:56 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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