WASHINGTON, D.C.: An American soldier released by North Korea has returned to the United States and is undergoing health screenings in Texas, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Officials said Travis King — described as being in 'good health' — is at the Brooke Army Medical Center, a usual stop for recently freed detainees, including basketball star Brittney Griner and 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina.King will go through a 'reintegration program' involving medical screenings and mental health assessments after arriving back in the United States overnight, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told journalists.
AP PHOTOSingh said she did not have information on what disciplinary action King may now face, and that at this point, 'we're really focused on his health, reuniting him with his family.'Pyongyang said last month that King had defected to North Korea to escape 'mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army.
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