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Jenkins shops with mother, family

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, spends time shopping with his mother, Pattie Casper (R, front), his wife Hitomi Soga (L) and their daughters in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 16. Jenkins and his family members are visiting Weldon to meet Jenkins' relatives.

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(3)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (2nd from R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses for photos with his mother Pattie Casper (C), his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (2nd from L), their daughters Brinda (far L) and Mika (far R) following his reunion with his 91-year-old mother in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14.

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(1)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses with her 91-year-old mother Pattie Casper (far L) following their reunion after a 40-year absence in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14.

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(2)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses with his mother Pattie Casper (C) and her Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (L) in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14. ''I feel very happy,'' Jenkins told reporters as he smiled and held his 91-year-old mother.

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Jenkins shops with mother, family

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, spends time shopping with his mother, Pattie Casper (R, front), his wife Hitomi Soga (L) and their daughters in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 16. Jenkins and his family members are visiting Weldon to meet Jenkins' relatives. (Kyodo)

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(3)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (2nd from R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses for photos with his mother Pattie Casper (C), his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (2nd from L), their daughters Brinda (far L) and Mika (far R) following his reunion with his 91-year-old mother in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14. (Kyodo)

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(2)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses with his mother Pattie Casper (C) and her Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (L) in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14. ''I feel very happy,'' Jenkins told reporters as he smiled and held his 91-year-old mother. (Kyodo)

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(1)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses with her 91-year-old mother Pattie Casper (far L) following their reunion after a 40-year absence in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14. (Kyodo)