Lester Tenney , 25 , survived the Japanese Death March during World War II . He was held as a Japanese prisoner of war . Tenney returned home and became a successful college professor . Seeking a drink of water from a caribou wallow resulted in dysentery , and drinking water from a free-flowing artesian well resulted in being killed . He started an organization that sends care packages to U.S. troops .
Lester Tenney , 25 , survived the Japanese Death March during World War II . He was held as a Japanese prisoner of war . Tenney returned home and became a successful college professor . He started an organization that sends care packages to U.S. troops .