US army deserter Jenkins sobs at release

By AP, Camp Zama
27 November 2004, 18:00 PM
Free for the first time in nearly four decades, US Army deserter Charles Jenkins sobbed with joy as he was released from a military jail on Saturday after serving 25 days for abandoning his squadron and crossing the border into North Korea in 1965.

The frail 64-year-old, still in uniform and carrying a heavy duffel bag, broke down in tears after arriving at this US Army base, where he was flown by Blackhawk helicopter after completing his sentence at a nearby naval prison.