Family of American Soldier in North Korean Custody Reveal Their ‘Worst Fear,’ Call for U.S. To ‘Fight for Him’

The family of the American soldier who “willfully” crossed into North Korea earlier this month is speaking out, revealing what their “worst fear” is and encouraging the U.S. government to do more to bring him home.

Travis King, a 23-year-old U.S. Army private, was with a tour group at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea when he ran across the border into the North. On Wednesday, some of King’s family members spoke with NBC News about the situation and the efforts to get him back.

“When he went to the Army to fight for America, America should fight for him, fight for him to come home,” Myron Gates, King’s uncle, told NBC. The comments from Gates came after a U.S. State Department spokesman told reporters in a press briefing that he had “no updates or news to share” on the situation.

“At the end of the day, I just feel like it should be no men left behind,” King’s sister, Jaqueda Gates, added.

Since his detention, King’s family has reportedly been in contact with the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was arrested and imprisoned in North Korea after he was accused by the government of stealing a propaganda poster. In June 2017, Warmbier was returned to the United States in a coma, where he died within six days. (Read more from “Family of American Soldier in North Korean Custody Reveal Their ‘Worst Fear,’ Call for U.S. To ‘Fight for Him’” HERE)

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