The Brief
- Max LaPointe retraced his great-grandfather’s 500-mile journey as a WWII prisoner of war.
- LaPointe seeks to honor his great-grandfather’s legacy and understand his sacrifice during the “Black Hunger March”.
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.…