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  • 9 December 20229th December 2022
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  • 20 October 202220th October 2022
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  • 12 October 202212th October 2022
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Milton pictured at a US military housing complex in South Korea, soon after he was adopted

'I refused to get out of the car unless they took me home'

South Korean orphan Milton dreamed of making it to America, the land of his father. One day he seized his chance.

  • 1 October 20221st October 2022
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  • 24 November 202224th November 2022
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  • 20 October 202220th October 2022
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