I think that was the time that i dropped everything andd did not want to hang on any more. And he took me outside of my confinement, and i told him, i'm not going to survive in the labor camp for 12 years. And he said, we are not going to kill you. So he did his best to come for me, and when he could. Yes, can you tell us about t the two female guards, and and the bond that you eventually developed with them as well? H, yes. They were in young twinnes and one girl was studying english. She wanted to be a translator because she wanted to tell the word how how amazing her country is,.
Korean-American journalist Euna Lee was captured by North Korean soldiers in 2009, and forced into captivity for 140 days. While Euna’s time in North Korea was harrowing, there was one aspect of her experience that surprised her and challenged some long-held beliefs she had about 'the enemy.'
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