Comments on: A True Story, Best I Can Tell http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/true-story/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:40:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/true-story/#comment-3338 Mike Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:20:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/a-true-story-best-i-can-tell/#comment-3338 I believe the story is apocryphal. My wife was naturalized last year, with several hundred others, and there were no pins handed out at the ceremony. I believe the story is apocryphal. My wife was naturalized last year, with several hundred others, and there were no pins handed out at the ceremony.

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]]> By: curiouscat http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/true-story/#comment-3336 curiouscat Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/a-true-story-best-i-can-tell/#comment-3336 The US Army was buying berets made in China a few years ago. Then there was that surveillance plane incident...<br/><br/><a HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907E7DB163CF934A15756C0A9679C8B63<br/>" REL="nofollow"> LINK </a><br/><br/>"Outrage over Beijing's handling of the spyplane incident prompted the Pentagon earlier this month to cancel distribution of 618,000 black berets purchased from a British firm that subcontracted the work to a Chinese factory. Because the contract is all but filled, the Army will take possession of the berets. In fact, some early arrivals were already handed out to the National Guard and Reserve.<br/><br/>But all of these Chinese-made berets will be recalled for disposal. They may be auctioned to foreign militaries that don't mind headgear made in China. Or they may be sold to surplus stores for American consumers who don't mind headgear made in China."<br/><br/>Not exactly a lean process. The US Army was buying berets made in China a few years ago. Then there was that surveillance plane incident…

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/true-story/#comment-3334 Mark Graban Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:10:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/a-true-story-best-i-can-tell/#comment-3334 Great link, JThatcher (it's a link to an American made flag association).<br/><br/>I found <a HREF="http://www.pbrennan.net/images/USAPinMadeInChina.jpg" REL="nofollow"> this photo</a> via google images of a China-made USA flag pin (it's not the pin I'm referring to in the story). Great link, JThatcher (it’s a link to an American made flag association).

I found this photo via google images of a China-made USA flag pin (it’s not the pin I’m referring to in the story).

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]]> By: J Thatcher http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/true-story/#comment-3333 J Thatcher Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:47:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/a-true-story-best-i-can-tell/#comment-3333 <a HREF="http://www.fmaa-usa.com" REL="nofollow"/>

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