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

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

Little green Army men have been a staple of American childhoods for generations, but one entrepreneur is giving the classic toy a new mission by turning real U.S. military veterans into plastic figures made entirely in America.Real Plastic Heroes founder Tyler Donovan said the idea came after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, when he saw firsthand how the end of the war affected a retired Marine who had deployed there multiple times."I realized at that moment, not only would making these toys be a really cool way to honor veterans, but it would also provide an opportunity to teach...

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