Throughout all three time periods, Hays's military background is referenced, including his time as an LRRP—otherwise known as a Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol scout—during the Vietnam War.

Veterans of Vietnam's long range reconnaissance patrols describe how they got into LRRP units in Shadows in the Jungle - Ep. 1 "I'd like to offer you a job..." Veterans of the Vietnam War’s LRRP ...

Veterans of Vietnam's long range reconnaissance patrols describe how they got into LRRP units in Shadows in the Jungle - Ep. 1 "I'd like to offer you a job ...

He was a "LRRP," or long-range reconnaissance patrol. He graduated from Bozeman High in 1969. This is part of his Vietnam story. Walker: "I wanted to make a career out of the Army. It was my ...