Memorial Day
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Memorial Day is a 2011 US Drama. On Memorial Day, 1993, 13-year old Kyle Vogel (Jackson Bond ) discovers the World War II footlocker of his grandfather Bud (James Cromwell ), a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, he convinces the reluctant Bud to open up about his war experiences. A decade later, Kyle is a SSG 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.
The following guns were used in the movie Memorial Day:
Sidearms Beretta 92FS An Iraqi Insurgent carries a Beretta 92FS .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Soldier pulls a Beretta 92FS out of an incapacitated insurgent's waistband. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Beretta in the sand. Springfield Armory M1911A1 Lieutenant Bud Vogel (John Cromwell ) carries a Springfield Armory M1911A1 during his World War II service.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield Armory M1911A1 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Bud Vogel (John Cromwell ) draws his M1911A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the M1911A1. "Springfield Armory" can be clearly read on the slide. Walther P38 One of the souvenirs in Bud Vogel's footlocker is captured Walther P38 . His grandson Kyle (Jackson Bond ) calls it a Luger, before Bud corrects him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing SSG Kyle Vogel (Johnathan Bennett ) pulls a Walther P38 out of it's holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bud Vogel (James Cromwell ) holds inspects the P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Bud Vogel (John Cromwell ) holds the P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle Vogel (Jackson Bond ) with the P38. Submachine Guns M1A1 Thompson An M1A1 Thompson is used by Lieutenant Bud Vogel (John Cromwell ) in World War II.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Bud Vogel (John Cromwell ) with his M1A1 Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vogel's Thompson slung around his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vogel with his Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vogel takes position with his Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing. MP40 Several German soldiers carry the MP40 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded German soldier with his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer runs into battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer fires his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing See above. Rifles M4A1 Carbine SSG. Derek Vogel (Johnathan Bennett ) and most of his squad carry the M4A1 Carbine during their tour of duty in Iraq, fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes, AN/PEQ-IV IR Designators and RAS handguards. Several of the squad carries the M4A1 with the M203 Grenade Launcher attachment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing SSG. Derek Vogel (Johnathan Bennett ) aims his M4A1 Carbine, fitted with M68 Aimpoint, AN/PEQ-IV IR and RAS handguard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Specialist Josh Berg (Chris LeFevere ) on watch with his M4A1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Derek Lodermeier (Corby Kelly ) with his M4A1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SSG. Vogel and Lodermeier with M4A1 Carbine's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of an M4A1 Carbine fitted with an M68 Aimpoint, AN/PEQ-IV IR Designator and M203 Grenade Launcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vogel and his M4A1 covered with dust after a suicide bomb explodes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Soldier fires his M4A1 during a gun battle with insurgents. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SSG. Vogel takes down an insurgent. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A disassembled M4A1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SSG. Vogel aims his M4A1 Carbine during a night ambush. M1 Garand 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 ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - 30.06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper aims his M1 Garand at a wounded German. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gorski (Reed Sigmund ) aims his M1 Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frankie Califano (Aaron Courteau ) trains his M1 on a wounded German. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper opens up with his M1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper fires his Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers firing their M1's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Califano takes down a German with his M1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A young paratrooper on patrol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires his M1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper trains his rifle on a German prisoner. M1 Carbine Several paratroopers carry a full-length M1 Carbine with an anachronistic bayonet lug.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full-length M1 Carbine can be seen slung around the back of a soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cigar-chomping Radioman with a full-length Carbine. M1A1 Carbine Several soldiers in Lieutenant Vogel's platoon carry the M1A1 Carbine , once again fitted with a bayonet lug.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Carbine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper trains his M1A1 Carbine on a wounded German. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper fires his Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Squeezing off rounds. Note the anachronistic bayonet lug. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper opens up on a German column with his Carbine. AKM Iraqi Security Forces and Insurgents are armed with AKM rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM - 7.92x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AKM on the back of an ISF soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent carrying an AKM is shot dead. AIMS Iraqi insurgents carry Romanian AIMS rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AIMS - 7.92x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A downed insurgent with an AIMS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AIMS next to a killed insurgent. Norinco Type 56 An Iraqi Security Force soldier carries a Norinco Type 56 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 - 7.92x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An ISF soldier carrying a Norinco Type 56. Karabiner 98k German soldiers are armed with the Karabiner 98k .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with Karabiner 98k rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German fires his 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires from an SdKfz 251 Halftrack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers jump from a truck under fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hitler Youth soldier (Jasper Morgan ) with a Karabiner 98k. FG 42 A German soldier can be seen firing an FG 42 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FG 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his FG 42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the barrel. Sturmgewehr 44 Several German soldiers carry the Sturmgewehr 44 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires a Sturmgewehr 44. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sturmgewehr 44 lying next to a dead Waffen-SS soldier. Machine Guns Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 A paratrooper uses a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 with the bipod removed during the Battle of the Bulge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper fires his Browning Automatic Rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The BAR in action. M249E2 SAW PFC Nick Sullivan (Thomas Sellwood ) carries an M249E2 SAW with a custom picatinny rail during his tour in Iraq.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M249E2 SAW - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing PFC Nick Sullivan (Thomas Sellwood ) with his customized M249E2 SAW. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PFC Sullivan running into battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sullivan fires his SAW. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sullivan with his SAW during house-to-house fighting. M240B An M240B is seen mounted on a US Army Humvee.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M240B - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M240B mounted on a US Army Humvee. Browning M1919A4 An 82nd Airborne Machine Gun crew use a Browning M1919A4 mounted on an M2 tripod to fend off a German attack during the Battle of the Bulge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper machine gun crew open up with a Browning M1919A4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The .30 Cal spitting out rounds. Browning M2HB A Browning M2HB is seen mounted on a US Army Humvee in Iraq. A quad-mounted M51 can also be seen on a US Army Halftrack in the Bulge.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier is shot whilst carrying an MG34. MG42 The MG42 is used by German foot soldiers, and mounted on the Kubelwagen jeep and SdKfz 251 Halftrack.
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