In *Soldiers of Fortune*, Augustus Goertz transforms childhood playthings into a provocative commentary on war and conflict, arranging plastic toy soldiers across a canvas unified by acrylic paint and adhesive. The familiar, mass-produced figures take on new meaning when elevated to fine art, blurring the line between innocent play and the glorification of military culture. The work invites viewers to reconsider how society conditions its youngest members to romanticize combat through the guise of entertainment.