Marvel's The Punisher Trailer Breakdown: 8 Things You Need To See

By Ewan Paterson / August 19, 2017

7. Frank's Old Unit

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Unlike the Punisher of the comics (who served in Vietnam), the MCU's version is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, with his service having already been a topic of huge importance in Daredevil season two.

Clancy Brown's Colonel Schoonover was revealed to be the villainous Blacksmith during the events of that show, being a character that had, along with other members of Castle's platoon, founded a drug smuggling ring upon their return to the US.

It's unclear if Frank's old unit will be featuring heavily in the new series, but it would be likely to suggest that they'll be appearing through flashback - a trope that the trailer plainly showed at numerous points.