James Dresnok
He walked across one of the most dangerous borders in the world—and never came back.
On August 15, 1962, 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier James Dresnok did something almost unimaginable. While his fellow soldiers were eating lunch, he walked across a minefield through the Korean Demilitarized Zone and entered North Korea.
He had been facing a court-martial. His marriage had collapsed. His childhood had...
He walked across one of the most dangerous borders in the world—and never came back.
On August 15, 1962, 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier James Dresnok did something almost unimaginable. While his fellow soldiers were eating lunch, he walked across a minefield through the Korean Demilitarized Zone and entered North Korea.
He had been facing a court-martial. His marriage had collapsed. His childhood had...
