Travis King is Back

North Korea Didn’t Want Him

American soldier Private 2nd Class (PV2) Travis King is seen in a military portrait. Photo Credit: U.S. Army/Travis King’s family

Intro

Last year I felt compelled to talk about PV2 Travis King, the U.S. Army Soldier who fled into North Korea. I had to; after all, he’s a young Black Soldier and I’m probably the most consistent Black U.S. Army veteran you know writing on Medium.

Okay, I’ll Talk About PV2 Travis King

So, for those who were not tracking: Travis King is back in the United States. North Korea released him, devoid of any prisoner exchange. If you remember (or simply give the prior article another read) I had many speculations about what may become of him.

This wasn’t one of them. So again, holy shit.

His release by North Korea in September followed weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations that led the Swedish government to retrieve King in North Korea and bring him across the border into China for a handoff to the U.S. ambassador. ~ Source via Reuters

Travis King is Back

I’ll have to say that I’m shocked Travis King is back in America, especially how fast he was released. When I first looked…