(1)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

(1)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins (2nd from L), a former U.S. Army sergeant released after being jailed for deserting to North Korea nearly 40 years ago, arrives in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7 with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R) and their two daughters, Mika (2nd from R), 21, and Brinda (L), 19 to start a new life in his wife's hometown.

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