A Wal-Mart store removed toy Nazi soldiers from its shelves after receiving a complaint from the Anti-Defamation League. The manager of the store in Porter, Tex., apologized for any offense caused by the Elite Toy Command Series – – Field Marshal Erwin Rommel German Soldiers, which he said were misrepresented to the store’s buyer. He also said, “Our computer shows no movement of sales of this item.”
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