MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Max LaPointe has embarked on a journey to honor his great-grandfather's WWII experiences.

Max LaPointe's journey of remembrance

What we know:

In October, LaPointe, 24, began retracing the 500-mile trek his great-grandfather, Adam Kozlowski, endured as a WWII POW. Kozlowski was a gunner in the Air Force when his plane was shot down over Germany.

LaPointe shared that his great-grandfather spent 202 days as a POW, a relatively short time compared to others who were held for years before the march began.

The "Black Hunger March" was ordered by the Nazis to evacuate POW camps as the Soviets advanced.

The harsh realities of the march

What they're saying:

"Instead of using rye, they would mix it with sawdust because there just wasn't enough grain to feed these thou

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