Pardon revives Purple Heart veteran’s hope of returning to the US

Sae Joon Park, who was forced to self-deport to South Korea last year, says he hopes he “may finally be able to come home.”

Image via Sae Joon Park

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has pardoned Purple Heart veteran Sae Joon Park for the two convictions that forced him out of the U.S. last year, and his lawyers can now challenge the removal order keeping him in South Korea.

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After self-deporting last year, Park, 57, now lives in Busan. On Aug. 28, Hochul granted him and f…