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Jul 30, 2025 inhistory

Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He secretly memorized the details of about 256 POWs that he passed on after his release 1967.

Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He secretly memorized the details of about 256 POWs that he passed on after his release 1967.

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