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Deserter Jenkins Returns to North Carolina Family Reunion
Army deserter Charles Jenkins arrives in Weldon North Carolina to reunite with his 91 year old mother Patti after four decades in exile in North Korea He greets his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga and their daughters Mika and Brinda as reporters cover the scene on Flag Day Local residents react with varied views on his past and punishment and he says he does not plan to move back to the United States permanently
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Weldon
N.C
Charles Jenkins
North Korea
Jenkins
Patti
Rich Square
Japan
U.S
Lee Harrell
Virginia Line
J.E. Evans
Evans
Gus Brown
Demilitarized Zone
Two
Koreas
Vietnam
Hitomi Soga
Mika
Brinda
Soga