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KENOSHA - The father of a Wisconsin soldier who crossed into North Korea says his son is a proud American and a devoted service member who probably made a mistake after a long night of drinking.
Thomas King of Kenosha said his son, Travis King, was never a drinker before joining the Army, but he might have been celebrating his unit's return to the United States after a two-year stint on the Korean Peninsula.
"He probably was drunk," Thomas King said in an interview Tuesday. "That's the only reason I could see."
Travis King, 23, a 2020 graduate of Park High School in Racine, has been missing since July 18, one day after officials say he was supposed to fly back to the United States.
Witnesses have reported that the U.S. Army private joined a tourist group in South Korea and then bolted across the...