This US Soldier Spent 40 YEARS in North Korea After a Drunken Decision

After the court-martial on November 3rd, 2004, Charles Robert Jenkins continued to fear that agents of Kim Jong Il would retaliate against him in Japan; he couldn't eat sashimi out of fear it would make him sick from the memories; and he was more fluent in Korean than English. To record what he remembered and experienced, Jenkins published a memoir in 2008: The Reluctant Communist. In Japan, Jenkins fostered an interest in motorcycling; he was featured on the cover of Mr. Bike, a Japanese motorcycle-enthusiast magazine.

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