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The New York Times explains the route a North Korean soldier took to defect to South Korea

This is one of the craziest videos I've seen lately. North Korea has removed all soldiers from the border and doctors are trying to save this soldier's life.

The 24-year-old soldier, identified by his surname, Oh, in a Wednesday press conference, suffered gunshot wounds to his abdomen and chest area and collapsed on a pile of dead leaves, just after crossing into South Korea.

The three South Korean soldiers—1st class sergeants Noh Yeong Soo and Song Seoung Hyeon, and deputy commander lieutenant colonel Kwon Young Hwan—crawled to his rescue. They were among six servicemen who contributed to saving the defector's life. The other three were American soldiers: sergeant Robert Hartfield, major Jeffery Schmidt and lieutenant colonel Matthew Farmer. All six were awarded a medal on Thursday.
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Father of fallen Muslim soldier gives a powerful speech at the DNC 2016

Of all of the speeches at the DNC 2016, none moved me more than this one by Khizr Khan. He is the father of a US soldier killed in combat and a shining example of what America truly looks like. America isn't white, racist, and dividing. It is hard-working, different, caring, and loyal to this country, a fact that Donald Trump would love you to forget by constantly spitting out extremely broad and false accusations at the very people who have built this country up and protected it from danger.

Khan here is absolutely right. If you go to Arlington Cemetery and visit the graves of fallen soldiers, you aren't going to be presented with the America that Trump is alluding to. No, you'll see an America that is from all cultures, backgrounds, ethnicities, and histories. That is what makes this country great. We're already there. And we certainly don't need a leader whose platform is based on hatred and prejudice.

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