Charles Robert Jenkins (born February 18, 1940) is a former United States Army soldier who lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after deserting his unit and crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Read more about Charles Robert Jenkins: Military Service and Desertion, Life in North Korea, Confirmation and Return, Memoirs
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