Veteran, The (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 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.

Colt Official Police - .38spl.

Mark 'Doc' Jordan (Michael Ironside) holds the revolver.

Makarov PM

Ray (Bobby Hosea) is seen with a Makarov PM.

Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Ray (Bobby Hosea) is seen with a Makarov PM.

Glock 17

Agents are seen armed with Glock 17 pistols.

Glock 17 - 9x19mm.

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.

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm

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.

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.

In flashback to Vietnam, Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carries the M16A1.

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

In flashback to Vietnam, the rifles are seen at the left.

The rifle in a destroyed mortar position.

Machine Guns

M60D Machine Gun

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

M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO

In flashback to Vietnam, M60D Machine Guns is seen mounted as doorguns on UH-1 'Huey' helicopters.

M60D Machine Guns are seen mounted as doorguns on the UH-1 'Huey' helicopter.

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

'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) uses the M60 during a flashback.

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.

M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

The grenades are seen on the flak vest at bottom center.

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.

M26 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carries the M26 hand grenades on his vest.

Launchers

M79 Grenade Launcher

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

M79 grenade launcher - 40mm

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

M72 LAW

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

M72A2 LAW - 66mm

In a flashback, 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.

M40 Recoilless Rifle (Licensed in Japan as the Type 60) mounted on Type 73 Kyu jeep - 106mm Rocket

In a flashback, the M40 Recoilless Rifle is mounted on a jeep.

M29 81mm Mortar

Enemy NVA position appears to use M29 Mortars.

M29 Mortar - 81mm

In flashback to Vietnam, the mortar is fired.

A destroyed mortar position.