Charles Jenkins: US soldier who defected to North Korea dies
I never served in Korea but I remember hearing stories about him and the other defectors
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42319115
He was among four US soldiers who defected in the 1960s and later became North Korean film stars, but was the only one who was released.
A plan that went wrong
In 1965, while stationed with the US Army in South Korea by the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), Mr Jenkins decided to abandon his unit and defect to the North, fearing he would be killed in patrols or sent to fight in the Vietnam War.
But Russia did not grant him or the other Americans asylum. Instead, they were held as prisoners by the North Koreans.
In 1980, North Korean officials moved her in with Mr Jenkins. Within two weeks they were forced to marry, according to Mr Jenkins, but they eventually fell in love, bonded by their mutual hatred of their captors.
He claimed he had never touched a computer, let alone used the internet, and was surprised to see many women serving in the army as well as black people working as policemen, according to CBS.
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