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Classic toy soldiers get an American-made revamp honoring real veterans

Fox Business·Nov 11, 2026 · 5:00 AM CT
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Real Plastic Heroes founder Tyler Donovan is turning real U.S. military veterans into classic little green army men, made entirely in America. He told Fox Business the idea came after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, as a way to honor veterans and show people who didn't deploy what the war was like.

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