“The Incredibly Stupid One” (Stories from The Vietnam War)

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“The Incredibly Stupid One”
The Vietnam War. Douglas Brent Hegdahl found himself in the notorious 'Hanoi Hilton'.
Realising the seriousness of the situation, Doug made the decision to play dumb.
As it turned out, it was an excellent tactic.
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[@Simplehistory]

🧠"The Incredibly Stupid One" was in fact very clever...

[@skullboi177]

Simple History indeed

[@alxeve5230]

not clever than me

[@ivospasov3433]

I honestly know this story from a meme

[@TME_CoolGxmer]

I am the stupid one

[@SetrosBiggestGlazer]

Yep

[@AutomatronBatch004]

Bruh imagine the enemy even hiring a tutor to teach you your basic language

[@calanon534]

Tutor: "YOU LEARN WRITE ENGRISH!" Doug: "Heh-heh.. fly goes buzz... what's an English, Teacher?" Tutor: "HE TOO DUMB TO LEARN! MAKE HIM SWEEP!"

[@itshunni8346]

It might interest you to know that many soldiers were in fact illiterate or had a very basic level of understanding of english. this is because many came from rural backgrounds or were poor. this was less prominent in vietnam but they actually ran into issues with some soldiers being unable to fill out the paperwork to enlist.

[@brandonharvey6995]

I hope the tutor was hot

[@justod1117]

Lol.

[@fisk7aal]

So he was tortured in prison...

[@cannonball666]

Vietnamese Officer: "Torture the prisoner!" Vietnamese Guard: "Ewww, but he's picking his nose. You do it" Vietnamese Officer: "No, you do it"

[@hankschrader9634]

@@claytonpactol8851 agreed

[@FranTusajigwe]

@@claytonpactol8851 what'd he say?

[@FranTusajigwe]

Ok nvm wtf

[@sullysquid674]

@@FranTusajigwe what he say?

[@kenreynolds8673]

What did he say

[@blackegret666]

NVA: "Don't play dumb with me!" Doug: "But I am dumb." NVA: *Facepalm*

[@claytonpactol8851]

*note to self: never try that line again*

[@niekdecoeijer8836]

And after That napalm

[@biohazard724]

"I'm being very serious."

[@iliketrains.539]

The man played so stupid when I read this comment I accidentally read it as "Pace palm"

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*

[@illustriouschin]

The brilliant aspect of his deception is that he didn't just pretend to be stupid, he created a mental model of not an American farmer's son but of a Vietnamese farmer's son, a context which his captors would understand, using details which would not have been commonly known to Americans at the time, based purely on his intuition.

[@BryonYoungblood]

It shows how Doug was very sharp, and his tactics allowed him to work very well at the Hanoi Hilton, as well as being able to still sabotage troops who were there while being able to get a lay of the prison so well.

[@FFXI_Addict]

@@Trgn what's the top speed of your short bus?

[@cameronsprague101]

​​@@Trgn What? How do people this stupid exist? His story was fucking backed the the POWs including the officer he got the NVA to release... How are you not embarrassed to be alive with such a dysfunctional mind?

[@Trgn]

@@FFXI_Addict Tell me. You are clearly on one for believing this dumb bs

[@DavidKFZ]

Was about to say, “I can’t read and write” would be unheard of to a western enemy, but to the North Vietnam army that would be very relatable and believable

[@georgejones8481]

"my grandfather won the medal of honor at Omaha beach" "Mine was known as the stupid one"

[@nagelfischer]

He played so stupid that the NVA didn't really cared about him

[@saltysergeant4284]

The incredibly stupid one*

[@wesleymcnabb4825]

He was stupid, but for some reason, that was passed down through generation to generation. So no, teacher. I did not cheat on that test, I just didn't know I was cheating.

[@Tombombadillo999]

“Stupid one” or actually smarter than everyone else..

[@thickgus4289]

Clearly a much greater title of power.

[@itspugsley8203]

Imagine pretending to so stupid that the enemy doesn’t take you seriously and you save hundreds of troops

[@templefire7000]

"Are you sure we should let him walk around the prison?" "He's stupid, what kind of threat is he?" 4 days later "Hey our truck is down again!" "Damnit!"

[@Menaceblue3]

Pvt. Forrest Gump?

[@joseluki]

This is because the US army sent thousands of retarded men to fight in the war, the McNamara morons, check into it. He pretended to be an idiot an the vietnamese had already probably met a bunch of retarded soldiers captured during the war.

[@noobman9733]

@@joseluki for real

[@claudeyaz]

@@joseluki I thought they never made it to Vietnam. The program was scrapped while still in bootcamp yeh?

[@irk1674]

Fisherman: "Hey Pal, Did you just blow in from stupid town?"

[@potatowedges1051]

Underrated

[@ScottyShaw]

I am dumber than you know, E-I-E-I-O!

[@irk1674]

@@potatowedges1051 Lol it probably went over so many peoples heads thats why.

[@potatowedges1051]

@@irk1674 yes

[@janeappleseed2154]

Dasrite

[@florianschulz3027]

the man just went "incredible stupidity got me into this mess, and incredible stupidity is gonna get me out of it!"

[@sirtnfol8476]

Hahaha absolutely

[@KYDEX97]

Underrated comment

[@nategrimm9038]

Exactly!

[@13thvarebel16]

Yes!

[@dblundz]

" WHAT, ARE YOU STUPID?" "Yes" "oh, okay"

[@temugebagira6592]

good joke

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

No wonder, the US soldiers believe that some tribesmen can bring down their country :D

[@temugebagira6592]

@@PROVOCATEURSK what

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

Understandable have a nice day

[@aydenhernandez2572]

@@PROVOCATEURSK what?

[@Errormanden]

To be fair. Getting knocked off his ship that way was incredibly stupid.

[@KandiKlover]

Yes, so basically he had a head start on the plan.

[@yushless6560]

Who are you? who is so stupid in the ways of Science...

[@SlayerGodOfDeath]

@@KandiKlover every genius born from stupid ..... :p

[@Marinealver]

That was the 2nd mistake, the first was enlisting. At least he didn't reenlist, so I guess that makes him smarter than me.

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

@@yushless6560 LOL

[@smitarole7634]

The tutor seeing him read perfectly at the Paris peace conference :👁👄👁

[@pyrovonfire7966]

Must have felt so proud that he managed to teach him so well

[@iansprescott]

@@pyrovonfire7966 I think he publy got 'fired'. Poor sod

[@rac788]

You are the embodiment of cringe

[@jasonsan6708]

😂🤣💀

[@dmitrymolotov6428]

“Brings a tear to my eye”

[@bingusofwales]

Imagine being a Vietnamese soldier who learned that the one you literally called “the incredibly stupid one” had literally been spying on everything going on inside the camp, sabotaging vehicles, and remembering hundreds of names and identifying factors of soldiers, all while you remember how you looked at him as a stupid, incapable prisoner

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

Bet he felt pretty dumb himself at that moment

[@grammar_shark]

"The stupid ones."

[@ueihgnurt]

so what? America still lost. War criminal can't win. Americans can't even find "mass destructive weapons" in Iraq.

[@Trgn]

It's clearly a made up story by himself. No way North Vietnamese held pows near any of their vital assets and strategic points. Pows have bags on their faces all time while travelling, and most always transfered straight to Hanoi Hilton, knowing nothing about the surrouding of their prison. His was just a very ordinary pow exeprience like everyone else.

[@ueihgnurt]

@@Trgn If America is that smart they would've won the war. America is using propaganda to hypnotise people again

[@_vla]

"Your going to die" "But what if i don't wana die"

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

*You're

[@brothinkhecarti69]

"YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!" "no" "Understandable, have a great day."

[@_vla]

@@Eidolon1andOnly but what if i don't want to

[@Nitin-vq4yr]

@@Eidolon1andOnly I know u have killed people but do u know what it feels like to be dead

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

So you have chosen...life?

[@mr.epicmemerman131]

Vietnamese Troops: "Tell us the American plans right now!" Doug: "My FaVoRiTe CoLoR iS pIlLoW."

[@Helo_rides_for_commies]

Lol.

[@mr.epicmemerman131]

@@Helo_rides_for_commies lol

[@SoloHen]

Lol

[@brokenmonitertheonly]

@@SoloHen lol

[@ohmygoshitscole]

LOOLLL

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

"Appear smart when you're dumb, appear dumb when you're smart " - not Sun Tzu

[@ramichahin2]

appear weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak. that solider was strong inside, so he appeared weak on the outside. it worked too, actually genius.

[@boywithcrackers3871]

"Muh Wumbo Brein...." -Sun Tzu chinese copycat book.

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

Smg4 Mario

[@Exozealots]

I keep seeing these Sun Tzu knowledge even though he didn't qoute ot qoute use them. XD

[@hoppinggnomethe4154]

pal, that's from Sun Tzu. not sure what kind of joke you are onto

[@sjtv6565]

As I was leaving the military I made good friends with a retiring 5th group E-7, great guy who taught me a lot. When he talked about SERE school, and what to do of you're captured or just being held up by hostile people, he really did harp on "play stupid" as being white possibly the best tactic to protect yourself. You guys know who Sgt. Shrek McPhee is, right? Delta and Green Beret legend? The Sheriff of Kandahar? He was one single guy who went alone in Afghanistan for over a year, gathering intelligence and stuff. Whenever confronted by checkpoint guards or anyone really, he would just scream a "mongoloid scream" and convince people he was mentally disabled. Worked like a damn charm

[@Slouworker]

No one wants to deal with a stupid person, especially an American

[@chadwells7562]

“Mongoloid scream” 😂

[@familyfriendusenarme8221]

HAHAHAHA mongoloid scream works wonders

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

Sure it did,because mongoloids are always screaming huh😏

[@asp7772907]

Dude, I use that exact scream when the boss tells me to work faster lol

[@maxchua1740]

"Oh yeah, this is big brain time"

[@dankcitrus42]

Smort

[@noell2519]

More like small brain time

[@martinxy1291]

The very same man that said this, does this 90% of the time

[@crocowithaglocko5876]

This is smol brain time

[@dingaring6257]

Eh me brain big

[@adosado64]

Brain machine broke Vietnamese Army: “Understandable. Have a nice day”

[@HyouMix]

*He🅱️🅱️o? 🅱️rain?*

[@sak_1017]

Theres a bot here

[@somedrunkguy8786]

Begone bot

[@crusty_cookie3099]

This kill doesn't even worth it, just leave him there

[@bjblazkowicz9755]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInclZideJ6Gq7s

[@professionalcommentstealer5271]

"Nobody knows they're being fooled because they're too busy laughing at the fool"

[@bjblazkowicz9755]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInclZideJ6Gq7s

[@professionalcommentstealer5271]

@@bjblazkowicz9755 bot

[@NoahWW05]

Cars 2

[@jadenyuki3138]

Cars 2

[@jadenyuki3138]

@@NoahWW05 ye

[@greeneclipse8088]

4:52 I'm no mechanic, but that ain't where the fuel tank is lol

[@sabotsscraps]

I guess you could say he was a part of the “special” forces

[@ehhhh1246]

*bttm tss

[@johnratican3824]

HA HA HA! Wise guy.

[@mikhailgorbachev7851]

69 likes

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

You funny Haha. You funny.

[@johnleed6774]

OHMIGOD! 😂

[@randomstuff8149]

This guy: Falls off boat His shipmates 2 days later: Ayo where u at?

[@LtDavidB312]

Peak Navy, according to a couple of my coworkers.

[@digital107-_-]

Captured by Vietnamese soldiers hbu

[@user-bo1ej5im9t]

@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ Bruh this fucking bot wont stop

[@elitemation]

@@iwantsexseemyvideo7149 man are you THAT desperate?

[@leopapio683]

Lmfao it was probably his turn for duty/firewatch that's the only times they ever noticed me lol

[@MABGaming01]

"Act like a fool and no one expects you to be a threat" - 9 Tailed Fox

[@74wf]

Nine-Tailed

[@EnderGrad]

@@Waltzer69 what?

[@doctorwho3708]

Remind me of my uncle quote. "Act the fool, don't be the fool."

[@Iamlurking504]

How did you access this information?

[@Iamlurking504]

@@Waltzer69 It's not an SCP, it's a MTF detachment, official name: Epsillon-11

[@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953]

The content on this channel is always really informative without being boring and the animation style fits perfectly with the narration. 👍

[@hunterfowler8322]

"His crewmates reported him missing two days later". On a BOAT.

[@choboibigly6565]

a SHIP!

[@captainfantastic1433]

There were hundreds of soldiers on the ship

[@hunterfowler8322]

@@choboibigly6565 I did that specifically to annoy people. Glad it worked.

[@nathangamble125]

'm awn a *BOAT*

[@grantmarsh5079]

Now you couldn’t go more than 12 hours without being reported missing on a properly functioning US Navy Ship. Probably in part because of this example. Between meals, duty, and watch shifts your whereabouts are accounted for multiple times a day.

[@oaklog6401]

There is a story about an British officer who walked up to a German tank because they shot a clearly marked “hospital”. But because of Geneva conventions it was forbidden and the officer told them to stop. Can you do a story about that? It’s a bit of an unknown story, so...

[@bartman9016]

Where can I read more about this? I'm having problems finding any information about it on the internet.

[@izakramirez1192]

what’s this story called

[@MLGPRO-dx8fg]

Would love to hear about this as well

[@DiviAugusti]

Sounds like something Mark Felton would cover.

[@thatsiffy]

I would recommend heading over to Yarnhub they have a 3D animation of said story, You would love it

[@trycoldman2358]

"Can I get uhhhh Water Buffolo and new glasses?" *"Sir this is the Hanoi Hilton."*

[@BytzDrawz]

xD

[@LapasLamp]

YOOOO ITS YOU, I LOVE YOUR ANIMATIONS, HOW YOU DOING?

[@ruphite9521]

@@iwantsexseemyvideo7149 he’s speaking the language of gods

[@user-jo8eu1lt7m]

@@ruphite9521 what did the bot say

[@ruphite9521]

@@user-jo8eu1lt7m single letters and some weird symbols lol

[@texasred5250]

Vietnamese interrogator: What’s your name?! This guy: What’s a name? Vietnamese interrogator: Damn he’s good!

[@Epic-pf8od]

Imagine being outsmarted by someone you called "the stupid one". What would that make you?

[@michaelfinlay1412]

An absolute fool

[@paulogonzales5514]

Underrated

[@awildjared1396]

fooled by an incognito genius

[@generalwhopper3536]

I know its not a very kind word but i think it would label the ones outsmarted as "retards"

[@bsanmoogan]

stupid

[@Rubenbauer80]

It’s like the animation just keeps getting better and better over time.

[@aguz9148]

Bruh it’s been the same for the past 3 years

[@claytonpactol8851]

@@aguz9148 Not really, actually. More like the past 3 months or so.

[@jeffvaughn1293]

Bro didn’t you notice that they added extra blinks and a few arm movements

[@dolsopolar]

Its almost like the animator actually had some development on their work throughout the year

[@Goku-sf6gs]

@@claytonpactol8851 got em

[@stankfaust814]

I went through NAVY SERE school in the early 90's and Doug talked to our class about his internment and how he survived.

[@LeOssiTrollterrible]

Elaborate please

[@wildmanjeff5806]

Wow

[@stankfaust814]

@@LeOssiTrollterrible This was in the early 90's and he gave about a 30 minute lecture on his experiences to the class before we went on our evolution.

[@gr4nad3man]

R/veryTrue

[@wizzotizzo]

@@gr4nad3man Dude, not everyhing is a lie.

[@siralcatraz9049]

I have seen such great acting in such a long time. This man deserves both a medal AND an Oscar.

[@gibbb9339]

“Doug managed to disable an enemy truck buy pouring dirt into the fuel tank” *Pours dirt into the engine bay*

[@warrickmiller7651]

Maybe he poured it in to the filter?

[@warrickmiller7651]

I know the tanks are on the side and the filter would end up getting clogged

[@tacticalidiot175]

@@warrickmiller7651 probably right into the carb. Carbureted cars have the filter directly above them, and can be taken off by hand.

[@hieungn6195]

And, “they brought ink pen to him” *Show a piece of paper with a pencil

[@MDAdams72668]

That's because simple history is practicing to be the"stupid one"

[@moomoochkn4131]

Honestly more impressed that he survived being in the ocean for 12 hours.

[@thatguy7155]

Well he was a sailor and possibly wearing a life vest

[@cking4869]

Really? I mean, that's impressive, but I think coming up with the perfect cover identity, playing it perfectly, and keeping it up for who knows how long really takes the cake

[@christopherterzakos6118]

@@cking4869 ehhhhhh the ocean's probably alot less "forgiving"

[@Fallibleandflawed]

@@thatguy7155 no they specifically said he didn't have a life vest

[@murderc27]

Ya, you don't just wear a lifevest 24/7 while underway on the off chance you fall overboard lol.

[@salavat294]

Guess Sun Tzu was right : A good spy is a genius, who is capable of looking like, and acting like an inoffensive, harmless fool.

[@comradekarlvonschnitzelste8218]

“Sun Tzu is always right, you fool.” - Sun Tzu, definitely

[@Akakiryuushin]

@@comradekarlvonschnitzelste8218 he definitely said that at least once

[@pouncelygrin6699]

XD

[@billlexington5788]

Spy that alerted the Army of northern Virginia to the location of the Army of the Potomac pretended to be a dumb farmer looking for his wife (who had run off with a soldier). All the while, finding out unit locations and directions of movement.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@Just some yeti with internet access what about the 7-11 part time job worker

[@clankcrimson9413]

God, some of these American POW stories are honestly legendary

[@michaelcolt4196]

He was roleplaying a new vegas low intelligence courier

[@falconofthewest7258]

"I IS SCIENTISTIC"

[@taxult]

ICE CREAM

[@Ineedgames]

High in Luck and Charisma

[@RNKel1]

@@Ineedgames and intelligence 8

[@WoodChuuck]

"Sorry son I fixed up your head as best I knew how, I guess I missed a spot."

[@adamgillespie8508]

I learned about him while I was in the military. One thing he would do is every morning when he woke up he would sit up in his bed and bang his head on a board that was above it. The guards the guards would gather around his cell every morning just to watch him do it.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Iron forehead training!

[@lunchingtangpua2415]

@@WorthlessDeadEnd a

[@chvishal]

@@WorthlessDeadEnd epic

[@Vortexgunner3282]

I mean this not ironically, not sarcastically, but as sincere as I possibly can. Thank you for your service, actually. The very fact that people such as you are willing to take a grueling sacrifice for your country is rather inspiring.

[@chvishal]

@@Vortexgunner3282 lame

[@Atomicarz]

Brain: "Play dumb" Doug: *literally play dumb* Brain: "not that du-" VC: "this guy dumb" Brain: "keep doing it i guess"

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

LOL!

[@justasteamplayer7542]

cool Spider-Man ref

[@glockstroyer2862]

Omg “this guy dumb” made me burst out laughing bruh 😂😂😂

[@fireantfury2539]

Imagine being so dumb, you're literally view as a non-threat, taken care of, put on the radio, and educated by the very people who are torturing and killing your fellow serviceman.

[@khoinguyenthe3822]

vc just a type of solder the are north vietnamese solder why everyone always talk about vietcong

[@jaylu7021]

I've actually visit hanoi hilton when I was in vietnam. It was a dreadful place. Especially when I stood in the room where the inmates slept in chains. People would pass out and die in the heat during the hot summer. Lots of death.

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Vietnamese soldiers: “Are you gonna tell us your plans or are you just plain stupid?!” Doug: “My mama says stupid is as stupid does”

[@omthanos4349]

What a stupid

[@democracyisnon-negociable3819]

Forrest Gump reference lol

[@Yboony]

Lol

[@fireantfury2539]

He did it for Bubba

[@josef4066]

i just imagine them asking him where are the American forces at? And he responds fgwaghekf

[@stopreadingmyusernamebroth9090]

Douglas’ mind: play dumb Viet Cong: You’re an American spy! Douglas: What’s an American? Douglas’ mind: NOT THAT DUMB!!!!

[@chadofthexxthcentury4741]

STOP READING THIS RESPONSE BROTHER! WE MUST FIGHT THE MPLA!

[@chadofthexxthcentury4741]

@@ritawant1063 ew, a bot

[@stopreadingmyusernamebroth9090]

@@chadofthexxthcentury4741 OUR JOURNEY TO VICTORY HAS BEGUN. DEATH TO THE MPLA!!!!!!!!

[@teoborges3949]

@@chadofthexxthcentury4741 Whast?

[@chadofthexxthcentury4741]

@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ DAMNIT, AGAIN?!

[@alexmiller1175]

Nva: Look at him, so stupid! Doug: I'm about to ruin this man's career, E-I-E-I-O

[@zydg7787]

E-I-E-I-O

[@midgetarmy1921]

E-I-E-I-O

[@jomo5800]

It'll have a better rhythm if ya make it: "I'll destroy this man's career, E-I-E-I-O"~

[@midgetarmy1921]

@@jomo5800 I'll destroy this nations army E I E I O

[@YongyoonKim]

Ruin this career stfu

[@petis1976]

For his service as a Prisoner of War, Doug was nominated for a number of medals, including the Navy & Marine Corps Medal, the Bronze Star Medal (with Valor Device), the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal (with Valor Device), but the Navy never approved any of those awards.

[@TimmyTheTimeTraveler]

This brings "SPECIAL OPERATIONS" to a whole new level.

[@cacao1312]

*Special forces*

[@judeodomhnaill9711]

Lol

[@mrsmiley707]

lol😂

[@lemoney1573]

@@cacao1312 you just ruined it

[@roskcity]

@@lemoney1573 how?

[@adankmeme651]

He's honestly like that one character who acts dumb for the whole season tricking you into thinking he's dumb but turns out to be an evil genius

[@Tam0de]

Reminds me of Kevin Spacey's character in The Usual Suspects.

[@logon235]

The genius fell off a fucking ship.

[@adankmeme651]

@@Tam0de yep

[@adankmeme651]

@@logon235 geniuses can have their dumb momnets too

[@Mr_Bones.]

Keyser Soze

[@Awfulfeature]

“Sometimes my genius, it generates gravity.” -Jeremy Clarkson

[@AndreIguodalaFan55]

@@ritawant988 Bot.

[@LThaPunisha]

I can imagine Jeremy being held prisoner by the NVA and he tries to get released by being nice "Look at the genius here of the NVA. Oooooo, and the power of those AK-47s. It's just magnificent."

[@pogs_for_pogs1605]

@@stc3145 im pretty sure he said this one too

[@Awfulfeature]

@@stc3145 nope, no I don’t mean that.

[@nevize6660]

@@stc3145 he said that aswell

[@chrisza9782]

1:27 I’m 99% sure the person that noticed him missing was that guy we all know that asks around for cigarettes

[@trentonebel9088]

This takes the phrase “dumb luck” to a whole nother level.

[@zydg7787]

Cow

[@dayshon124]

It's way more metal when you look at the irony. Hehe .

[@rexjolles]

@@zydg7787 horse

[@floorcat7985]

@@rexjolles bull

[@rexjolles]

@@floorcat7985 goat Edit: I wrote cow again

[@derimik15]

At the government interrogation: -So, soldier, tell us about the prison, and the vietnamese torture methods - Old McDonald had a farm...🎵🎶

[@FNihalJK]

EeeYa EeeeYa Ooo9

[@pubertyfano5216]

old McDonald's have a shotgun eeya eeya o! a dead body a dead body their! old mcdon have an ak-47 eeyaa eyyyyaaa eeeyyaaa ooooo!

[@calanon534]

As of this writing, both Doug Hegdahl (74) and Richard Stratton (89) are still alive. True heroes to be remembered.

[@gutenstagl]

Lol

[@revolvency]

What? Cool

[@wdjh3434]

:)

[@calanon534]

@Cameron Wikipedia.

[@viccyyboii3308]

Not heroes

[@rfaell7001]

Doug: sometimes, my stupidity is beyond human understanding

[@Greggery]

"What are you stupid or something?" _Rolls D20 for deception_ "Ah okay, have a good day then"

[@lordvipes]

I felt that

[@ghostcreeper243]

Douglas: **gets captured** Also Douglas: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move

[@michaelfaubert6472]

Funny

[@Nuclear_Potato-rt8pl]

Hah

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

nice one

[@KaBoBoHan]

I thought it was Dumb gamer move

[@tristanmortimer5451]

Funni

[@evilepicface5860]

"They thought he was a spy or a soldier on a covert operation" well yes, but no

[@faselfasel2864]

Self-fulfilling prophecy x)

[@fireantfury2539]

Nope. Just an idiot who neglected physics and deck safety protocol during gun operation who just happens to be spying now that he's here. Yall (the VC) make it sound like the US government dropped him off in the middle of the Gulf and said go spy on these guys.

[@evilepicface5860]

@@fireantfury2539 no, he's a spy

[@jessquiatchon2204]

Technically he was and wasn't. His main role was a sailor who became a spy after being captured

[@Girtharmstrong69]

Doug Is my neighbour in Hawaii, we fished together for a day a few years back, charming fellow

[@neft5449]

The North Vietnamese after realizing he wasn't actually dumb: We've been tricked, backstabed, and quite possibly, *bamboozled*

[@CaleTheNail]

@@danendrarifansa2943 thats not even a word and I agree with ya!

[@Rubente85]

"We’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, lead astray, run amok and flat out deceived"- Guards

[@TitanCronosX]

Ayyy rvb

[@liamgriffin218]

Neftali Morales "yeah, and when that happens you reds usually have something to do with it."

[@Aayush-o7p]

We have been woooshed

[@LikeWagon]

"Appear idiot when you're genius, genius when you're idiot" -Sun Tzu probably

[@jdavison8551]

If not SunTzu, then Donald Trump.

[@DrLiam-fg6wd]

@@jdavison8551 Sun Tzu said "if fighting is to resolve in victory, then you must fight!"

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

thats a good quote

[@mapleflag6518]

@@DrLiam-fg6wd Sun Tzu said that.

[@DrLiam-fg6wd]

@@mapleflag6518 and I think he knows a little bit more than you do pal, because he invented it!

[@monotohnoindependenten3475]

"Stupid is what stupid does...." - Forrest Gump

[@bjblazkowicz9755]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mou9nHmGbaydgck

[@desijrichert]

If you're gonna quote somebody at least get it right. "Stupid is as Stupid does." Is the correct quote, Are you sure that YOU aren't the Stupid one?

[@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248]

@@desijrichert oh my god

[@VEITNAM_EDITZ]

@@desijrichert stfu

[@adamscott7354]

@@VEITNAM_EDITZ He's right, quote accuracy should not be subverted and stand as valid still

[@spicytaco5975]

My teachers always call me “The stupid one” does that mean I am a war hero, or a genius

[@Yatishb-y8h]

LOL GOOD ONE!

[@novanoir8309]

Doug : "People call me stupid" His crewmate 2 days later: "Heey... Where's Doug?" Idk who's the stupid here

[@buffalophil3630]

Doug

[@paragn667]

Poor Doug

[@ygh8989]

Poor Doug

[@skylarshines7520]

There are over 100 soldiers there, don’t see your point

[@GTAandApplechannel]

@@skylarshines7520 they all have what to do and their commander will definitely know that they're either lazy or missing

[@jennifermarks2015]

"He wasn't able to fight the way he was trained, but he fought the way he could"-if there is a will there is a way. I admire this guy for being innovative and resourceful in what others would find to be an impossible situation👊

[@mywifebeatheroin]

Still lost tho

[@mywifebeatheroin]

@@cameronsprague101 good thing it was only Vietnam the us lost to? I don't know what you mean You've posted like 30 comments about the Vietnamese economy on this video. I don't know what you're mad about, and I don't think you're going to find the satisfaction you're looking for by doing this. Have a good week.

[@jeichristian2914]

When I was in the military, we actually had to watch videos of him to learn how to survive being a POW.

[@motormouth2472]

Thank you for your service

[@jeichristian2914]

@@motormouth2472 Thank you!!! I was more than happy to serve

[@motormouth2472]

@@jeichristian2914 you are very welcome. People like you are greatly appreciated.

[@_will795]

What branch?

[@D_gadofwar]

Imagine a POW camp full of man like doug

[@GrieveIV]

With a slight modification, I could imagine Solid Snake reading this script. The cadence is on point

[@64_Falcon]

“Doug witnessed the mighty power of these guns” well I guess you could say he was “blown away” by it. Sorry lol I’ll show myself out.

[@stijnhs]

Underrated comment 😂

[@sloppysushi]

Leave, just leave....

[@JC130676]

Yeah I guess he fell head over heels for those guns. Oh well, at least he went out with a bang.

[@Blei1986]

let´s be honest, him going so close to the barrels of the huge guns was *actually* kinda stupid

[@articulatedirtbag8809]

Even those who are clever and intelligent have their short comings.

[@Blei1986]

@@articulatedirtbag8809 yeah, i gotta agree to that

[@Gibsonsg527]

Yea but also smart for playing really dumb

[@jonathansotelo4877]

Turns out he was smarter than the torturers in that camp eh.

[@emanuelvarela1708]

Or maibe he was expecting that and had that genius plan._.

[@remigiuszdarmach4233]

Vietcong guard when see POW: "Torture time!" Vietcong guard when see mentally dis POW: "Don't worry, we will buy you new glasses"

[@JohnnyJohnJohnson]

It wouldn't be "satisfying" for them to torture a stupid guy because the stupid guy wouldn't know WHY it's happening or even what's going on.

[@tehzhixiang9452]

"Professionals have standards "

[@guts-141]

NVA: Dumb dumb go sweep the ground! They seem to respect his floor sweeping skill although he filled those dirts later into the car lol

[@roguevector1268]

@@guts-141 Its entirely possible that they didn't tell 'The Incredibly Stupid One' where to put the dirt afterwards.

[@ramal5708]

Knocked overboard when he just wanna see the amazing firepower of the cruiser guns

[@AnnoyD]

The Vietnamese soldiers pitied him so much they hired a tutor to teach him how to read and write

[@neaksm9558]

And bought him glasses.

[@Artcat932]

You know they’re dumb when the Vietnamese literally buy the POW a tutor and glasses XD

[@Q_N-]

For the record, the north Vietnamese were quite stupid during that time. So the tutor they got to teach him probably wasn’t all that great. Here’s 1 example of their ignorance. When they first started taking over the south, they thought a ceiling fan was an execution device. Made to lop off heads. 🤷‍♂️

[@caralho5237]

They wanted him to write an anti-war statement and to serve as a fake spokesperson for the average american soldier, basically. They were stupid but not that much

[@77yogurt]

​@@Artcat932 and you actually believe that the N.V.A. hired a tutor and bought him glasses?

[@dannydelda2004]

He sounds like the kid at school that doesnt rise his hand so the teacher wont pick him to answer the question

[@connormclernon26]

@@anthonygarcia5375 that was my strategy throughout college

[@scarletjester7831]

"Nobody is paying attention to the Fool because they're to busy laughing at him"

[@adamkey1934]

*too

[@itshunni8346]

@@adamkey1934 Too is not correct. too means as well or in excess while to is a proposition or infinitive. nobody is paying attention as well/also the fool? that doesn't sound right does it?

[@adamkey1934]

@@itshunni8346 it should be 'too busy' not 'to busy'.

[@hexf3248]

@@itshunni8346 It's "too busy" dude.

[@bamboo_shoot9262]

@@itshunni8346 wtf are you talking about you need a break from the internet

[@redspecial4102]

NV: You are spy Doug: I am a shepherd NV: So, you are shepherd spy?

[@Jesse-zl8sf]

"HEAR READ THIS!" "I can't!" "WHY!???!!?!?" "I'm incredibly stupid!" "Alright."

[@asthemillertoldhistale1361]

Here*......and yes, you are.

[@deadbydanuwu5692]

@@asthemillertoldhistale1361 bar

[@nahuelleandroarroyo]

Undestandable, have a nice day

[@Jesse-zl8sf]

@@nahuelleandroarroyo I would say you to, but i'm stupid.

[@autokid311]

The incredibly stupid one is actually me except I’m not pretending to be incredibly stupid

[@subhasisbiswas1113]

Same.

[@zugierka7310]

Nice

[@loyala.9322]

Same

[@Mr-Ad-196]

Ahhh yes.....same here.....

[@GunsNGames1]

I can't even hide it lol

[@FlyingTurtleLP]

Clever people can act stupid, but stupid people can't act clever :3 Worked out for him quite well.

[@KJ_SC]

Joe Biden: Am I a joke to you?

[@leoslack6104]

@@KJ_SC ffs trumpies making things about political lies again

[@williamwalker9315]

@@leoslack6104 You don't need to be a "Trumpie" to dislike an old dementia-ridden racist. I do agree that bringing politics into videos like these is annoying though.

[@mtf-alpha-1]

@@williamwalker9315 i love you to :3

[@Durahan82]

@@KJ_SC as a Canadian seeing him in the debates , Yes

[@ripvanwinkle6449]

This dude literally RP'd so well the guards believed it. Dude over here straight rollin nat 202s.

[@xienjoterrado5612]

Imagine memorizing 256 American soldiers with the tune old Macdonald

[@losfromla1480]

That's a curious base 2 number ain't it?

[@eskibileyci198]

like... how?

[@huynhdung7602]

Well, we Vietnamese have another version for this story. We know there is a prisoner who play dump in our prison. Think about it, we have undercover even in South Vietnam Government until it collapse and evacuation to US. Playing dump is a child play to us. Thus, we go along with him, provide and help him remember a list of names one way another. Include name of sons, relatives of important generals in US sides. We don’t really have all of them. But that put us some favor in negotiation of prisoner of both side. How a man could remember 250 names without repetition? Who creates the environment of repetition for him? Think about it.

[@losfromla1480]

@@huynhdung7602 hahahahaha! I believe you. That's much more likely than some goofball soldier fooling an entire prison camp. It's far too much like something out of a comedy skit.

[@theshlauf]

@@huynhdung7602 That's an awfully complicated plan just to send a list of names. A letter would have been faster no? Also seems weird that the South Vietnamese would catch on to his act but not the North Vietnamese who were running the prison. Its not that unbelievable that someone could remember 250 names with enough time and technique. Some people can memorize thousands of names. After all they are just words, or rather they are words of an over-complicated song he made up.

[@doctorwho3708]

This man is the definition of the quote I grew up with. "Act the fool, don't be a fool."

[@icedog3636]

i mean, considering you misspelled definition...

[@doctorwho3708]

@@icedog3636 I didn't notice. Thank you for the correction.

[@icedog3636]

@@doctorwho3708 lol dw ur fine

[@ninratljk980]

@Minh Hiếu Nguyễn if you dont care then you dont have to

[@lizardhinzlemann8339]

"Stupid is as stupid does" -some lady with a crippled simpleton boy

[@potatomush9388]

Vietnamese soldier: where are the U. S soldiers?? Doug: *YES*

[@Helo_rides_for_commies]

Haha!

[@tempsinger7418]

"Their in Vietnam"

[@jeffthemercenary]

In Vietnam

[@captainfluffy7232]

Me: Here, dumbass. Hah.

[@denisl2760]

Vietnamese solier: Tell us details about you ship. Doug: The captain let me look at the big gun, gun go boom. Gun make head hurt.

[@Slayer-Wulf]

Doug playing dumb: "This is big brain time"

[@ThePeachtree69]

NVA Guard to his teammates: “Man, I rally miss Doug. Such a good guy.” All mutter in agreement. Another guard: “ Yeah, but at least the trucks are finally running better. Not sure what was up with that mess.”

[@derpyllama3460]

Hold up

[@febrian0079]

The guard: "Wait a minute"

[@DraconicMaker]

NVA guard: is he plain dumb enough tryna help us put gasoline in tanks but used dirt as fuel?

[@nobodybroda3826]

Honestly that could be spun as dumb, he wanted to help fuel there trucks and dirts good for growin plants so maybe it would work!~

[@mizzysavage1329]

@@febrian0079 Issa choppa

[@_Salteen]

"You're letting the dumbest person get away with the smartest thing!"

[@jesuscomingsoon834]

- Jackscepticeye talking about markiplier on "among us with proximity chat"

[@YukitoOnline]

NVA: "Doug stop picking your nose" Doug: "No, I'm Patrick"

[@bjblazkowicz9755]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mou9nHmGbaydgck

[@insectromero3963]

I can't help it but every time someone mentions crewmates, I am constantly reminded of the horrors that is known as "amog us" even in this video the narrator says the word crewmates. It's driving me into insanity.

[@Uncle_Hargle]

ANONYUS AMONGUSA MOTJSUA AOONTUS AMNGUS AMONGUS AMONGUS MAONFUS AMOGUSNA AMOGUSN AMOURNS AMONGUA MAONFUS AMONGUS

[@theprussian4616]

This man is the embodiment of the phrase, "Fake it until you make it."

[@aesthetics8230]

Sup

[@blitzkrieg1098]

Nice pfp

[@RandomHandleLol1738]

Clever people and act stupid, but stupid people can’t act clever

[@aesthetics8230]

@@blitzkrieg1098 thanks

[@garybolenable]

When I went through S.E.R.E school, they recommended that we not try to do this, and also not try to pretend to be mentally ill. But more power to this guy!

[@miciso666]

u did SERE as well? Survive Evade Resist and Escape not from america. but we got that thought to us as well. just basic survival. and how to regroup if needed.

[@geth7112]

How come ?

[@garybolenable]

@@geth7112 - Well, for starters it is REALLY hard to actually pull off. If they suspect you are faking, you are in for a world of hurt. They also said that if you are in a stressful situation for an extended period of time and you pretend to be mentally ill/low IQ, it tends to have lasting effects on you.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers wrote that his plan was the tell the truth about unimportant things during interrogation to get the Soviets to trust him, and then mislead them on important things.

[@garybolenable]

@@nghtwtchmn129 - Yep. So, I think everybody goes to SERE thinking that they are going to be that tough guy but one of the things you learn pretty quickly is that unless you are literally willing to die, you'll talk, and it's better to talk when they are using a "soft" approach than when they are using a "hard" approach because if you talk when you are getting the crap beaten out of you, the next time they want you to talk they will beat the crap out of you, so better to talk when they offer you a cigarette and coffee but we were told to do things like exaggerate troop/inventory numbers and equipment capabilities.

[@Cruzader79]

Vietnamese soldier: "We have a valued soldier of yours in our-" This man: "How do you spell 'a'?"

[@williamcheng9623]

Why this comment was underrated 😭

[@BURZUMY3ah]

Vietnamese soldier:Yelling at him Doug:I remember everyone by singin old mcdonald had a farm.

[@XrayTag]

0:01 If God made an intro for me

[@pedropedrohan102]

that's humanity

[@Guardrailkid]

Same

[@PattyWaggins]

Perfect

[@llamaispeachyd1061]

Underrated comment

[@pizzawonderer5024]

T H E I N C R E D I B L Y S T O O P I D O N E

[@niamatullahrazza3534]

“The Incredibly Stupid One” Wait, thats me

[@andreasv3633]

what? xd

[@magnusthered4973]

Wait we must be the same person

[@robertmaybeth3434]

...the truth is there are lots of times in life when playing dumb can be useful. Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think.

[@yourmother3126]

I hate your profile picture with true Passion

[@jadenyuki3138]

No u

[@lutendoxd3987]

"How did u survived Vietnam?" "I played Dumb"

[@mistrmerrick]

such a dumb story to tell

[@guts-141]

Peter Griffin wearing clown costume: not so stupid now huh?

[@Sujjin21]

"A great way to see the world." Lmfao 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Ah Vietnam, my grandfather went there and while he is alive and well he left his mind there Edit: you can talk with him and have great conversations with him but you know he isn't always there, and he was worst as my mother told me when he came back.....

[@Abdulaziz_1939]

M'y grandfather was in ww2

[@jonnyg44]

@@Abdulaziz_1939 for some reason ww2 vets seemed better than Vietnam vets

[@micahdadbeh5955]

@Mr. Dude I think it’s more along the lines of that was not as much Constant psychological stress in World War II then there was in Vietnam. Obviously I’m not saying that there wasn’t any mental anguish in World War II, but at least in World War II they knew who the enemy was and who they were fighting. Vietnam, they were constantly having to be wary of everyone around them because they couldn’t tell who was a true member of south Vietnam or who was a sympathizer of the north Vietnamese army or Vietcong.

[@samkangal8428]

@Bismarck Bismarck at which side?

[@banegas0411]

@Mr. Dude no as time passes they definitely got more training naturally

[@Pooperz100]

so the next time you see someone who's really dumb, there's always the possibility that they're actually running a clever intelligence operation against your brethren

[@whichDude]

I knew that bagger at Publix I caught eating soap was up to something!

[@juice6521]

But also dumb enough to fall off a boat.

[@proud2bpagan]

My dad was a Navy vet, and even after his discharge from the military, he kept up on military history...stories like Doug's rang in my ears throughout my childhood...I think it was my dad's way of teaching me to be resourceful.

[@gahler8552]

And nobody cares.

[@KashmiriKhalid-f8q]

NVA Officer:This is Bình,he'll be watching you from now on Doug:hehe,Mr Bean

[@nhanNguyen-wo8fy]

Brilliant. "Poor dumb farmer's child" He know that story would make any Vietnamese soldier's heart sank!

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

"you and i are not so different"

[@capncake8837]

He even included the detail about not having any water Buffalo.

[@KFC431]

Many things can make vietnamese heart this way. One of them is the fact that american miss treating (forcing themselves) the women and vietnamese child even below 12 in front of their families. It was so common that many even called it an unofficial common protocal. The few women who didn't got killed in the next morning (what usually happens) gave birth to child that were left to death on the street.

[@KFC431]

Many people doesn't know about that due to the fact that the media is trying really hard to cover this up

[@KFC431]

Just do some research and dig deep. One of the example is the My Lai massacre which the women got humiliated in front of others before getting massacred. Many case reported american soldier casually stop by a village to search a good looking women to kidnap for using her during their trip. (She was killed during her attempt to escape and one of the soldier who didn't force himself did his best to report the incident despite officers trying to stop him)

[@georgeamesfort3408]

"Enjoy your dirty pathetic meal" "You too"

[@ColdSalt99]

Infinite IQ

[@Artcat932]

Didn’t know I participated in the Vietnam War, but you learn new things everyday.