Family ponders motives of U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea
Relatives described Pvt. Travis King as a quiet loner who did not drink or smoke and enjoyed reading the Bible.
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A portrait of American soldier Travis King is displayed as his grandfather, Carl Gates, talks about his grandson Wednesday, July 19, in Kenosha, Wis. Pvt. King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, July 18, a day after he was supposed to travel to a base in the U.S.3/11
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Carl Gates, grandfather of American soldier Travis King, cries as he talks about his grandson, Wednesday, July 19, in Kenosha, Wis.4/11
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A portrait of American soldier Travis King is displayed as his grandfather, Carl Gates, talks about his grandson Wednesday, July 19, in Kenosha, Wis.5/11
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This family photo shows a portrait of American soldier Travis King displayed at the home of his grandfather Carl Gates, Wednesday, July 19, in Kenosha, Wis.6/11
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Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, July 19.7/11
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South Korean army soldiers pass by a military guard post at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, July 19. North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display.8/11
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A North Korean military guard post, top left, and South Korea post, bottom right, are seen in Paju near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Wednesday, July 19.9/11
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Visitors pass by a wire fence decorated with ribbons written with messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, July 19.10/11
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A banner advertising DMZ tour is attached at a tourist bus at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, July 19.11/11
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Visitors watch the North Korea side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, July 19.
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