US Soldier Who Crossed Into North Korea Served Jail Time, Was Facing Disciplinary Action

Six US soldiers have defected to North Korea since the armistice agreement was signed in 1953 to end hostilities on the Korean Peninsula - not counting the latest incident. The sixth was Pvt. Joseph T. White, who reportedly walked across a minefield in the Demilitarized Zone in 1982 with a duffle bag of documents while shouting: “I am coming.”