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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, 2023, 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. (Family Photo via AP)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230720151346-02-travis-king.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_438,w_780,c_fill)
Lawyers representing US soldier who crossed into North Korea are in plea negotiations with prosecutors
![A performer does live calligraphy at the Defectors' Day celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on July 14.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/dsc00035.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_438,w_780,c_fill)
North Korean fashion, drums, and jubilation: Here’s how South Koreans celebrated the first-ever Defectors’ Day