Correspondent’s Japan Boots Trek Back to American Native Turf
![Recrafter Oleg Shyshkin begins to remove the outer sole of one of VOA correspondent Steve Herman's boots at the Danner factory in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/51f9526d-543e-4088-bdbf-5edd0d338cc2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Recrafter Oleg Shyshkin begins to remove the outer sole of one of VOA correspondent Steve Herman's boots at the Danner factory in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)
![Delicate work to remove the collar which had to be replaced at the Danner factory in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/7de04c3c-5efd-4722-bd7b-0fcac27d8fcc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Delicate work to remove the collar which had to be replaced at the Danner factory in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)
![The boot is stripped down to the shell, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e8c751a3-2d61-403b-8cd2-d44718ab0c40_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The boot is stripped down to the shell, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)
![Danner's recrafting shop in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/cb6c18d8-8b20-48e4-af57-4cfa34e4ce4d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Danner's recrafting shop in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 20, 2014. (Steve Herman/VOA)