Richard Hodnett volunteered in 1969 to escort the body of 20-year-old Waldon Swart to his family in Kandiyohi County. Hodnett's been a part of the Swart family ever since.
Richard Hodnett volunteered in 1969 to escort the body of 20-year-old Waldon Swart to his family in Kandiyohi County. Hodnett's been a part of the Swart family ever since.
Richard Hodnett volunteered in 1969 to escort the body of 20-year-old Waldon Swart to his family in Kandiyohi County. Hodnett's been a part of the Swart family ever since.
detention facility. the army says he would have faced further charges if he had returned to the u.s. as planned. the day before he crossed into north korea, king was taken to the airport by a military escort but did not board the plane claiming a lost passport. get my son home. reporter: king s mother is asking pyongyang to treat her son, quote, humanely, asking for a phone call with him. contact pyongyang has not allowed with previous detainees. they feel helpless. i m his big sister. let me go get him because i m his uncle. the biden administration has considered designating tra sis king a p.o.w. meaning he has extra protection under the geneva convention, but he appeared to do this voluntarily. he was dressed as a civilian and part of a civilian tour group.
towards the north korean side. the u.s. and south korean soldiers realize what was happening, chased after him. yelled at him. he went into the building on the south korean side. joining me now is the anchor of this program. nbc s chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. she is the aspen security forum, also with me right now is the former governor of new mexico, bill richardson who has successfully negotiated the release of detained americans across the world, including and north korea. and we begin with you. private second classed king was supposed to be returned to fort bliss. he had already been punished for some criminal activity in south korea. was likely to face future punishments when he got back home to his base. what other information do we know about why he was headed home? , well headed home because he was going under military escort to the security. the commercial airport to the