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[[Image:Vet06.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Veteran'' (2006)]] | [[Image:Vet06.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Veteran'' (2006)]] | ||
− | '''''The Veteran''''' is a 2006 television film directed by [[Sidney J. Furie]] starring [[Bobby Hosea]] as Ray, a former Marine and Vietnam veteran who is confronted thirty years later by a fellow | + | '''''The Veteran''''' is a 2006 television film directed by [[Sidney J. Furie]] starring [[Bobby Hosea]] as Ray, a former Marine and Vietnam veteran who is confronted thirty years later by a fellow veteran ([[Michael Ironside]]) who went MIA during the war. The film is a followup to the 2001 film ''[[Under Heavy Fire]]'' and heavily utilizes footage from that previous feature. The film also co-stars [[Ally Sheedy]]. |
− | {{Film Title}} | + | {{Film Title|The Veteran}} |
__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
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+ | =Handguns= | ||
+ | ==Colt Official Police== | ||
+ | Mark 'Doc' Jordan ([[Michael Ironside]]) is armed with what appears to be a [[Colt Official Police]] revolver throughout the film. | ||
+ | [[File:Round butt Official Police.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Official Police - .38spl.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mark 'Doc' Jordan ([[Michael Ironside]]) holds the revolver.]] | ||
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+ | ==Makarov PM== | ||
+ | Ray ([[Bobby Hosea]]) is seen with a [[Makarov PM]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|none|thumb|300px|[[Makarov PM]] - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray ([[Bobby Hosea]]) is seen with a [[Makarov PM]].]] | ||
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+ | == Glock 17 == | ||
+ | Agents are seen armed with [[Glock 17]] pistols. | ||
+ | [[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agents are seen armed with [[Glock 17]] pistols. ]] | ||
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+ | ==SIG-Sauer P226== | ||
+ | Sara Reid ([[Ally Sheedy]]) fires what appears to be a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] pistol. | ||
+ | [[Image:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sara Reid ([[Ally Sheedy]]) fires what appears to be a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] pistol.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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In flashbacks, the main weapon used by the U.S. Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey ([[Casper Van Dien]]), Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]), and Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]), is the [[M16 rifle series|M16A1]]. | In flashbacks, the main weapon used by the U.S. Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey ([[Casper Van Dien]]), Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]), and Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]), is the [[M16 rifle series|M16A1]]. | ||
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In flashback to Vietnam, Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) carries the M16A1.]] | ||
==Norinco Type 56== | ==Norinco Type 56== | ||
The main weapon of the Vietcong is the [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]]. | The main weapon of the Vietcong is the [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]]. | ||
[[Image:Early type 56.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56, early milled receiver model with under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:Early type 56.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56, early milled receiver model with under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
− | + | [[File:Vet06 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In flashback to Vietnam, the rifles are seen at the left.]] | |
+ | [[File:Vet06 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle in a destroyed mortar position.]] | ||
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=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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==M60D Machine Gun== | ==M60D Machine Gun== | ||
− | In flashbacks, the [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D Machine Gun]] is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' | + | In flashbacks, the [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D Machine Gun]] is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' helicopters. |
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
− | + | [[File:Vet06 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In flashback to Vietnam, [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D Machine Gun]]s is seen mounted as doorguns on UH-1 'Huey' helicopters.]] | |
+ | [[File:Vet06 26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D Machine Gun]]s are seen mounted as doorguns on the UH-1 'Huey' helicopter.]] | ||
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==M60 Machine Gun== | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
In flashbacks, 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) and Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) carry the [[M60 machine gun]] for Echo Company. | In flashbacks, 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) and Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) carry the [[M60 machine gun]] for Echo Company. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
− | + | [[File:Vet06 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) uses the M60 during a flashback.]] | |
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+ | =Grenades= | ||
+ | ==M67 Hand Grenade== | ||
+ | Echo Company Marines Lance Corporal Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]) and Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) carry [[M67 hand grenade|M67 Hand Grenades]] on their flak jackets. | ||
+ | [[Image:Baseball.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenades are seen on the flak vest at bottom center.]] | ||
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+ | ==M26 Hand Grenade== | ||
+ | Echo Company Marines Lance Corporal Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]), Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) and Private Chico Spaceman ([[Pablo Espinosa]]) carry [[M26 hand grenade]]s on their flak vests. | ||
+ | [[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M26 Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
+ | [[File:Vet06 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) carries the [[M26 hand grenade]]s on his vest.]] | ||
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=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
==M79 Grenade Launcher== | ==M79 Grenade Launcher== | ||
− | In flashbacks, Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries an [[M79 grenade launcher|M79 Grenade Launcher]] | + | In flashbacks, Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries an [[M79 grenade launcher|M79 Grenade Launcher]]. |
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | ||
− | + | [[File:Vet06 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a flashback, Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries an [[M79 grenade launcher|M79 Grenade Launcher]].]] | |
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==M72 LAW== | ==M72 LAW== | ||
In flashbacks, Marines carry the [[M72 LAW]], which is never seen fired. | In flashbacks, Marines carry the [[M72 LAW]], which is never seen fired. | ||
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]] | [[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]] | ||
− | + | [[File:Vet06 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a flashback, Marines carry the [[M72 LAW]], which is never seen fired.]] | |
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− | == | + | ==M40 Recoilless Rifle== |
− | + | In a flashback, Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) and 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) use an [[M40 Recoilless Rifle]] mounted on a jeep to knock out several heavily fortified VC positions in Hue City. | |
− | [[ | + | [[File:M40 Type 73 jeep mount.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M40 Recoilless Rifle (Licensed in Japan as the Type 60) mounted on Type 73 Kyu jeep - 106mm Rocket]] |
− | + | [[File:Vet06 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a flashback, the [[M40 Recoilless Rifle]] is mounted on a jeep.]] | |
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− | + | ==M29 81mm Mortar== | |
− | [[Image: | + | Enemy NVA position appears to use [[M29 Mortar]]s. |
− | + | [[Image:M29 mortar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M29 Mortar - 81mm]] | |
− | + | [[File:Vet06 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In flashback to Vietnam, the mortar is fired.]] | |
− | + | [[File:Vet06 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A destroyed mortar position.]] | |
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Sidney J. Furie]] | [[Category:Sidney J. Furie]] |
Latest revision as of 21:57, 29 July 2023
The Veteran is a 2006 television film directed by Sidney J. Furie starring Bobby Hosea as Ray, a former Marine and Vietnam veteran who is confronted thirty years later by a fellow veteran (Michael Ironside) who went MIA during the war. The film is a followup to the 2001 film Under Heavy Fire and heavily utilizes footage from that previous feature. The film also co-stars Ally Sheedy.
The following weapons were used in the film The Veteran:
Handguns
Colt Official Police
Mark 'Doc' Jordan (Michael Ironside) is armed with what appears to be a Colt Official Police revolver throughout the film.
Makarov PM
Ray (Bobby Hosea) is seen with a Makarov PM.
Glock 17
Agents are seen armed with Glock 17 pistols.
SIG-Sauer P226
Sara Reid (Ally Sheedy) fires what appears to be a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol.
Rifles
M16A1
In flashbacks, the main weapon used by the U.S. Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey (Casper Van Dien), Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett), and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea), is the M16A1.
Norinco Type 56
The main weapon of the Vietcong is the Norinco Type 56.
Machine Guns
M60D Machine Gun
In flashbacks, the M60D Machine Gun is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' helicopters.
M60 Machine Gun
In flashbacks, 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carry the M60 machine gun for Echo Company.
Grenades
M67 Hand Grenade
Echo Company Marines Lance Corporal Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash) and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carry M67 Hand Grenades on their flak jackets.
M26 Hand Grenade
Echo Company Marines Lance Corporal Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash), Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) and Private Chico Spaceman (Pablo Espinosa) carry M26 hand grenades on their flak vests.
Launchers
M79 Grenade Launcher
In flashbacks, Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett) carries an M79 Grenade Launcher.
M72 LAW
In flashbacks, Marines carry the M72 LAW, which is never seen fired.
M40 Recoilless Rifle
In a flashback, Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett) and 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) use an M40 Recoilless Rifle mounted on a jeep to knock out several heavily fortified VC positions in Hue City.
M29 81mm Mortar
Enemy NVA position appears to use M29 Mortars.