crimeschneck∈🇩🇪⊂🇪🇺@feddit.nlM to Anniversaries: X years ago today@feddit.nlEnglish · 1 month ago85 years ago today, Charles Robert Jenkins, a United States Army deserter, North Korean prisoner, and voice for Japanese abductees in North Korea, was born.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link85 years ago today, Charles Robert Jenkins, a United States Army deserter, North Korean prisoner, and voice for Japanese abductees in North Korea, was born.en.wikipedia.orgcrimeschneck∈🇩🇪⊂🇪🇺@feddit.nlM to Anniversaries: X years ago today@feddit.nlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squarejetAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoHe was in the 8th calvary regiment, and deserted because he feared being deployed to Vietnam https://virtualwall.org/u-army/8thcavrgt.htm 8th Cav lost about 890 people in Vietnam, the rough size of the regiment was 1000… Sure, he was stuck in NK for 40 years, but he didn’t die in Vietnam.
He was in the 8th calvary regiment, and deserted because he feared being deployed to Vietnam
https://virtualwall.org/u-army/8thcavrgt.htm
8th Cav lost about 890 people in Vietnam, the rough size of the regiment was 1000…
Sure, he was stuck in NK for 40 years, but he didn’t die in Vietnam.