If any of you remember the original story from a few months ago, when the guy made it out of NK to Japan, he voluntarily gave himself up to the Army for trial. Also, the guy has the IQ of a kid, and was in a position of being put in command of a unit in Korea that he would have to carry over to Vietnam. He was scared to death, not just for himself, but for the people he was supposed to command. Scared, couldnt turn down his promotion, knew he was going to Vietnam, he just walked off into the DMZ at night and gave himself over to the NK. His life there was a living hell, and IMO more than serves as his sentence for deserting the army when he wasn't in a war. I doubt any of those in his former unit hold it against him, and if they do I would think they would feel more pity than anger. He didnt burn the flag or spit on it or do any number of things protesters did. He just left. During that time he fell in love with and married a kidnapped Japanese woman, and had children. He was horrified by the way the NK were trying to program his children, so he decided to give himself up to the Army as a deserter so his children could get away.
The man isnt in good health. He has to live the rest of his life in Japan, when he barely speaks Japanese. He has many things to be thankful for, but I'd say he has suffered enough.
