U.S. soldier in North Korea not the first to flee to the secretive state

By Ed Davies (Reuters) -The U.S. military identified a soldier who made an unauthorised crossing into North Korea on Tuesday as Private Travis T. King and said he was facing disciplinary action before he fled during a tour of the heavily fortified border area. He is believed to be in custody in the North, but his exact motive and other details remain unclear. Attempts by U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea to desert or defect to the communist state are rare, but here are some cases that have occurred since the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty: \- Josep...