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Ex-abductee's husband

NIIGATA, Japan - Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. deserter who married Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga in North Korea in 1980, speaks during an interview in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Jenkins says N. Korea had missiles aimed at Japan, S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins (in file photo), who spent nearly four decades in North Korea, said North Korea had missiles aimed at Japan and South Korea, the British newspaper Independent reported on March 7. Jenkins, 66, who now lives in Japan, said in an interview with the newspaper that the missiles were set up in a mountain close to his house and ''Everybody knew that.''

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N. Korea made Soga teach Japanese to Army officers: Jenkins

SADO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly four decades in North Korea and now lives in Japan,speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Sato, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 15. He said his wife Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese abductee, was made to teach Japanese to young North Korean Army officers and others on three occasions between 1981 and 1982.

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N. Korea made Soga teach Japanese to Army officers: Jenkins

SADO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly four decades in North Korea and now lives in Japan, looks at photos of Japanese abductees during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 15.

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Lebanese seeks Jenkins' help to repatriate daughter from N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Mountaha Chehade Haidar, a 69-year-old Lebanese woman, speaking through one of her supporters at a Niigata hotel on Dec. 16, seeks help to get back her daughter (in photo) who was apparently abducted to North Korea 27 years ago. Haidar met the press after meeting Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. Army deserter to the North who is the husband of a repatriated Japanese abductee, to ask for his help.

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Lebanese seeks Jenkins' help to repatriate daughter from N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Mountaha Chehade Haidar, a 69-year-old Lebanese woman, speaking through one of her supporters at a Niigata hotel on Dec. 16, seeks help to get back her daughter (in photo) who was apparently abducted to North Korea 27 years ago. Haidar met the press after meeting Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. Army deserter to the North who is the husband of a repatriated Japanese abductee, to ask for his help.

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Jenkins attending driving school to get license

TOKYO, Japan - Charles Jenkins (L), the 65-year-old husband of repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, practices driving at a driving school in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 19. Jenkins, a former U.S. Army deserter to North Korea, is learning Japanese road signs by using English learning materials. He said he would like to go fishing in his wife's hometown Sado, Niigata, if he obtains a license. (Pool photo)

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Jenkins hopes his book helps settle abduction cases

TOKYO, Japan - Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. army deserter to North Korea, poses for photos with his memoir in hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 112 ''I hope that this book will help the abduction issue in a small way,'' said Jenkins, the 65-year-old husband of repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga.

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Jenkins hopes his book helps settle abduction cases

TOKYO, Japan - Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. army deserter to North Korea, poses with his book in hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Jenkins, the 65-year-old husband of repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, voiced hope that his book will contribute to settling the long-standing North Korean abduction issue.

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Jenkins, Soga

RICHMOND, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a former U.S. Army deserter who spent decades in North Korea, and his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (far L), depart from Richmond airport for Japan on June 21. Jenkins stayed at his sister's home in Weldon, North Carolina, for a week for his first reunion with his 91-year-old mother in more than 40 years.

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Jenkins, Soga return to Japan after weeklong visit to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. Army deserter who spent decades in North Korea, his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R), a repatriated victim of Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals, and their family arrive at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 22 after a weeklong visit to the United States. ''I had a great trip,'' Jenkins told reporters at the airport. ''We had a wonderful time, and I'm very happy to be back in Japan. I got homesick for Japan.''

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Jenkins and Soga meet press

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (L), a U.S. Army deserter who spent decades in North Korea, and his wife, Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese who had been abducted by North Korea, meet the press in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 20. The couple, along with their North Korean-born daughters Mika and Brinda, came to the United States on June 14 for Jenkins' first reunion in more than 40 years with 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.

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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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Accused deserter Jenkins surrenders to U.S. military

ZAMA, Japan - Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins (L) surrenders Sept. 11 to the U.S. military at Camp Zama near Tokyo. Lt. Col. Paul Nigara, U.S. Army Japan provost marshal, received Jenkins when he arrived at the base from the Tokyo hospital where he had been staying since July.

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(1)Jenkins leaves hospital to surrender to U.S. Army

TOKYO, Japan - Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins leaves a Tokyo hospital Sept. 11 to surrender to the U.S. military at Camp Zama, a U.S. base near Tokyo.

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(2)Jenkins leaves hospital to surrender to U.S. Army

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins (L) leaves a Tokyo hospital Sept. 11 to surrender to the U.S. military at Camp Zama, a U.S. base near Tokyo. He was accompanied by his wife Hitomi Soga (R), whom he married in North Korea after she was abducted from Japan in 1978, and their two daughters.

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Soga, daughters move to hotel from hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga (R), her younger daughter Belinda (C) and elder daughter Mika arrive at a hotel in Tokyo on July 26 from the hospital where they had been staying with Charles Jenkins, Soga's husband and an accused U.S. Army deserter, following their arrival in Japan earlier this month.

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Jenkins not in serious condition but to stay in hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Nagai (R), deputy director of the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, tells reporters at the hospital that Charles Jenkins, an accused U.S. Army deserter married to repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, is not in serious condition but needs to stay in hospital until he recovers from severe stress. At left is hospital director Hiroshi Toma.

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(3)Soga family arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga and her American husband, an accused Army deserter, look at an array of photographers as they walk to a limousine from a chartered plane on arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport from Jakarta on July 18.

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(1)Soga, family leave for Japan, thanks Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga and her American husband Charles Jenkins, an accused U.S. Army deserter, leave a Jakarta hotel en route to Japan on July 18.

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(3)Soga, family leave for Japan, thanks Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (C), her husband Charles Jenkins (L), an accused U.S. Army deserter, and their two daughters Mika (2nd from L) and Belinda (R) leave a Jakarta hotel en route to Japan on July 18 after their reunion in the Indonesian capital on July 9.

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(5) Jenkins, Soga visit President Megawati

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Charles Jenkins (L), an accused U.S. Army deserter, speaks with Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri at her private residence in Jakarta on July 17.

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(1)N. Korean officials hope Jenkins family to live together

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A North Korean government official reads a statement after a meeting with Charles Jenkins, an accused U.S. Army deserter married to repatriated Japanese abductees Hitomi Soga at a Jakarta hotel on July 16. He expressed hope that Jenkins will be able to live together with Soga and their two children as a family.

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(2)N. Korean officials hope Jenkins family to live together

JAKARTA, Indonesia -Two North Korean government officials are surrounded by reporters after their meeting with Charles Jenkins, an accused U.S. Army deserter married to repatriated Japanese abductees Hitomi Soga, at a Jakarta hotel on July 16. ''It is our desire that the family of Ms. Soga will live together. We will respect the will of the family,'' one of the officials said in a statement.

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Baker shows understanding about Jenkins' case

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker speaks at a news conference at his office in Tokyo on June 3. Baker expressed sympathy for Charles Robert Jenkins, the American husband of former abductee Hitomi Soga, as his status as a deserter of the U.S. military puts him at risk of arrest or court-martial if he visits Japan from North Korea.

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(1)Jenkins leaves hospital to surrender to U.S. Army

TOKYO, Japan - Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins leaves a Tokyo hospital Sept. 11 to surrender to the U.S. military at Camp Zama, a U.S. base near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Jenkins gets a trim at U.S. Army's Camp Zama

TOKYO, Japan - Charles Jenkins, alleged U.S. Army deserter and husband of repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, has his hair cut at a barber at the U.S. Army's Camp Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 13. Legal procedures to determine Jenkins' fate are underway there. Photo was provided by the U.S. Army in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Jenkins begins full-time duty at Camp Zama

TOKYO, Japan - Alleged U.S. Army deserter Sgt. Charles Jenkins (L) is briefed on his job at Camp Zama in Kanawaga Prefecture Sept. 17 as he begins full-time duty there. Photo provided by U.S. Army in Japan. (Kyodo)

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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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Accused deserter Jenkins surrenders to U.S. military

ZAMA, Japan - Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins (L) surrenders Sept. 11 to the U.S. military at Camp Zama near Tokyo. Lt. Col. Paul Nigara, U.S. Army Japan provost marshal, received Jenkins when he arrived at the base from the Tokyo hospital where he had been staying since July. (Kyodo)

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(2)Jenkins leaves hospital to surrender to U.S. Army

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins (L) leaves a Tokyo hospital Sept. 11 to surrender to the U.S. military at Camp Zama, a U.S. base near Tokyo. He was accompanied by his wife Hitomi Soga (R), whom he married in North Korea after she was abducted from Japan in 1978, and their two daughters. (Kyodo)

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Deserter; Simon: An English Le (2002)

Movie Poster Film: Deserter; Simon: An English Legionaire (2002) Director: Martin Huberty 18 May 2002 Date: 18 May 2002

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The Deserter (1971)

Woody Strode & Bekim Fehmiu Characters: Jackson & Captain Victor Kaleb Film: The Deserter (1970) Director: Niksa Fulgosi, Burt Kennedy 25 March 1971 Date: 25 March 1971

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The Deserter (1971)

Woody Strode & Bekim Fehmiu Characters: Jackson & Captain Victor Kaleb Film: The Deserter (1971) Director: Niksa Fulgosi, Burt Kennedy 25 March 1971 Date: 25 March 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER [IT / USA / YUGO 1971] aka THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE RICHARD CRENNA, BEKIM FEHMIU, IAN BANNEN Date: 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER [IT / USA / YUGO 1971] aka THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE BEKIM FEHMIU Date: 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER [IT / USA / YUGO 1971] aka THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE CHUCK CONNORS, BEKIM FEHMIU, JOHN HUSTON Date: 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER [IT / USA / YUGO 1971] aka THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE BEKIM FEHMIU Date: 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER [IT / USA / YUGO 1971] aka THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE BEKIM FEHMIU Date: 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER [IT / USA / YUGO 1971] aka THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE WOODY STRODE, BEKIM FEHMIU Date: 1971

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THE DESERTER

THE DESERTER BEKIM FEHMIU Date: 1971

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Philosopher, pacifist Tsurumi dies at 93

File photo taken in November 1968 in Osaka shows Shunsuke Tsurumi (far L), a prominent philosopher and peace campaigner who was a leading activist in an anti-Vietnam War group in Japan, reading out notes written by a U.S. deserter. It was reported July 24, 2015, that Tsurumi died at age 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Vietnam War deserter helped by Japanese pacifists back for speeches

Craig Anderson, a former U.S. seaman who deserted during the Vietnam War with the help of a Japanese pacifist group, gives a speech at Rikkyo University in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2017, on his first visit to Japan in 50 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soga, daughters move to hotel from hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga (R), her younger daughter Belinda (C) and elder daughter Mika arrive at a hotel in Tokyo on July 26 from the hospital where they had been staying with Charles Jenkins, Soga's husband and an accused U.S. Army deserter, following their arrival in Japan earlier this month. (Kyodo)

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Jenkins not in serious condition but to stay in hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Nagai (R), deputy director of the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, tells reporters at the hospital that Charles Jenkins, an accused U.S. Army deserter married to repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, is not in serious condition but needs to stay in hospital until he recovers from severe stress. At left is hospital director Hiroshi Toma. (Kyodo)

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(3)Soga family arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga and her American husband, an accused Army deserter, look at an array of photographers as they walk to a limousine from a chartered plane on arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport from Jakarta on July 18. (Kyodo)

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(3)Soga, family leave for Japan, thanks Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (C), her husband Charles Jenkins (L), an accused U.S. Army deserter, and their two daughters Mika (2nd from L) and Belinda (R) leave a Jakarta hotel en route to Japan on July 18 after their reunion in the Indonesian capital on July 9. (Kyodo)