The Veteran (2006)

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 Marine 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 stars Ally Sheedy.

The following weapons were used in the film The Veteran (2006):

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), Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash), Chico Spaceman (Pablo Espinosa), Gunnery Sergeant. 'Gunny' Bailey (Jim Morse), Chicago (Mark Williams) and 'Top' Taylor (Lance Glass Green), is the M16A1. The rifles in the film notably have the round forward button of the M16A2 rather than the correct teardrop-shaped button.

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.

Norinco Type 56

The main weapon of the Vietcong is the Norinco Type 56.

Norinco Type 56, early milled receiver model with under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm

Machine Guns

M60D Machine Gun

In flashbacks, the M60D Machine Gun is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' Iroquois Helicopters.

M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO

M60 Machine Gun

In flashbacks, 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carry the M60 machine gun for Echo Company.

M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO

Launchers

M79 Grenade Launcher

In flashbacks, Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett) carries an M79 Grenade Launcher).

M79 grenade launcher - 40mm

M72 LAW

In flashbacks, Marines carry the M72 LAW, which is never seen fired.

M72A2 LAW - 66mm

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 jackets.

M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

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 jackets.

M26 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade

The Type 67 stick grenade, commonly known as the "Chi-com", (short for Chinese-Communist), is used by several VC Guerrillas.

Type 67 High-Explosive Fragmentation stick grenade