Memorial Day: Difference between revisions
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SSG. Kyle Vogel ([[Johnathan Bennett]]) and most of his squad carry the [[M4A1 carbine]]s during their tour of duty in Iraq, fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators and RIS foregrip. Some of the soldiers have [[M203A2 grenade launcher]]s underneath their M4A1s.
SSG. Kyle Vogel ([[Johnathan Bennett]]) and most of his squad carry the [[M4A1 carbine]]s during their tour of duty in Iraq, fitted with Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators and RIS foregrip. Some of the soldiers have [[M203A2 grenade launcher]]s underneath their M4A1s.
[[File:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:MD Vogel M4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SSG. Kyle Vogel ([[Johnathan Bennett]]) aims his M4A1 carbine, fitted with M68 Aimpoint, AN/PEQ-2 IR and RIS foregrip.]]
[[File:MD Vogel M4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SSG. Kyle Vogel ([[Johnathan Bennett]]) aims his M4A1 carbine, fitted with Aimpoint CompM4, AN/PEQ-2 IR and RIS foregrip.]]
[[File:MD Berg M4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Specialist Josh Berg ([[Chris LeFevere]]) on watch with his M4A1 carbine.]]
[[File:MD Berg M4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Specialist Josh Berg ([[Chris LeFevere]]) on watch with his M4A1 carbine.]]
[[File:MD Lodermier M4 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Derek Lodermeier ([[Corby Kelly]]) with his M4A1 carbine.]]
[[File:MD Lodermier M4 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Derek Lodermeier ([[Corby Kelly]]) with his M4A1 carbine.]]
[[File:MD Vogel Lodermeier M4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SSG. Vogel and Lodermeier with M4A1 carbines.]]
[[File:MD Vogel Lodermeier M4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SSG. Vogel and Lodermeier with M4A1 carbines.]]
[[File:MD Lodermier M4.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Closeup of the M4A1 carbine fitted with an Aimpoint CompM2, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator and M203A2 grenade launcher.]]
[[File:MD Lodermier M4.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Closeup of the M4A1 carbine fitted with an Aimpoint CompM4, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator and M203A2 grenade launcher.]]
[[File:MD Vogel M4 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vogel and his M4A1 covered with dust after a suicide bomb explodes.]]
[[File:MD Vogel M4 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vogel and his M4A1 covered with dust after a suicide bomb explodes.]]
[[File:MD US M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier fires his M4A1 during a gun battle with insurgents.]]
[[File:MD US M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier fires his M4A1 during a gun battle with insurgents.]]
Memorial Day is a 2011 war drama that focuses on the experiences of two US soldiers serving in two different wars. On Memorial Day, 1993, 13-year old Kyle Vogel (Jackson Bond) discovers the footlocker of his grandfather Bud (James Cromwell), a World War II veteran who served in the 82nd Airborne Division, and the young Kyle convinces the reluctant Bud to open up about his war experiences. A decade later, Kyle is a Staff Sergeant in the 34th Infantry Division serving in Iraq. Wounded by an IED, he starts reflecting on the stories of his grandfather and his own combat experiences. In the flashbacks to World War II, Bud is portrayed by John Cromwell, the real life son of James Cromwell.
The following weapons were used in the film Memorial Day:
A Walther P38 plays a significant part in the film. The pistol is first glimpsed when shown as one of the souvenirs found in Bud Vogel's footlocker in 1993. When his grandson Kyle (Jackson Bond) calls the pistol a "Luger", Bud accurately corrects him by identifying the pistol as a Walther P38.
Lieutenant Bud Vogel (John Cromwell) carries what appears to be a Springfield Armory M1911A1 during his World War II service. A Springfield Armory version of the M1911A1 is a modernized version of the original M1911A1.
SSG. Kyle Vogel (Johnathan Bennett) and most of his squad carry the M4A1 carbines during their tour of duty in Iraq, fitted with Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators and RIS foregrip. Some of the soldiers have M203A2 grenade launchers underneath their M4A1s.
The M1 Garand is the main weapon of Lieutenant Vogel's platoon during World War II, most notably Gorski (Reed Sigmund) and Frankie Califano (Aaron Courteau).
Strangely a paratrooper uses a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 with the bipod removed during the Battle of the Bulge. In reality the 82nd Airborne never was equipped with the BAR as it was too big and could not be broken down.
An 82nd Division paratrooper uses a Gammon Grenade to take out a German antitank gun crew. Someone must have been playing Medal of Honor: Airborne while writing this movie.
A German soldier uses a Model 24 Stielhandgranate during the Battle of the Bulge. Bud Vogel refers to it as a "Potato Masher" when recounting the story to his grandson.
