2007-04-04 10:57:58 · 17 answers · asked by RKocova 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Other - Alternative
To remember our troops who are serving our country--to support the troops!!
2007-04-04 11:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by Sheryl R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of a silly song in the 70's by Tony Orlando and Dawn and called Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the old oak tree. Never heard of doing that before the song cam along. Hear it's been opten by families wanting the war to end and their kids home.
2007-04-05 07:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by purplepeace59 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To say they are hopeful that someone will return. There was an old Tony Orlando an Dawn song where he was in prison and getting let out and he told his girlfriend that when he got out that she should tie a yellow ribbon around an oak tree to say she still wanted to see him. When he got back, all the trees had yellow ribbons. Yes, it was a very bad song but it was #1.
2007-04-04 11:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all began, generations ago, with the yellow ribbon tied around the old oak tree. A sweet little song urged remembrance of those who had left us. There was no special adornment in the song or on the ribbons. There was no slogan telling people what kind of political judgment to take.
The yellow ribbon was a personal thing, and it wasn't necessarily related to war, either. Yellow ribbons were put out and worn for people who had left home in a variety of circumstances. The yellow ribbon was a merely sign that someone who had gone away was still loved.
That all changed with the first Gulf War, when the yellow ribbon was combined with the slogan "Support Our Troops". Soon, the yellow ribbon and the "Support Our Troops" slogan seemed inseparable, so that whenever one saw a yellow ribbon, the phrase "Support Our Troops" came immediately to mind.
The yellow ribbon had become a propaganda device.
Now, with the second Gulf War turned into a quagmire, the yellow ribbon has been given a partner in propaganda: The red, white and blue ribbon. The red, white and blue ribbon turned out to be even more versatile than the yellow ribbon. It could be pro-war, with slogans like "freedom isn't free". It could be anti-dissent with slogans like "united we stand". It could even be a rallying cry for those who sought to mix religion and politics with the slogan "God bless America".
From the 1990s on, however, these two ribbons stood in support of the right wing agenda, and against the interests of political progressives.
The Demands At The Core Of The Ribbon
Just months before the 2004 presidential election, the yellow and red, white and blue ribbons appeared again, this time in mass-produced swarms of magnets sufficient to fill up the backs of cars and trucks across America. Why did this arrival happen so suddenly, and what was its purpose?
The swarm of ribbon magnets was planned, of course, too fast to occur due to mere free market forces. The ribbons and their slogans were identified as the perfect tool to get Americans back in line, to march in support of George W. Bush.
The propaganda power of the ribbons comes in the combination of their harmless appearance with their devastating political commands.
On the surface, the demands of the ribbons seem light. Freedom isn't free, they say. Support our troops, they ask. Well, who wouldn't want to show support to people going into dangerous situations? Who wouldn't be willing to give a little bit of effort to make sure that freedom remains strong in the United States of America?
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2007-04-04 11:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By wrapping a yellow ribbon around a tree, you are saying that you support our troops.
2007-04-04 11:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is headed to Iraq as well...he's attached to the Texas division. I was also thinking about a yellow ribbon when I learned that parents of active duty soldiers are permitted to hang something called a "Blue Star Banner" in their windows. These service banners has been in use since WW1 and are a white flag with red border, and a blue star in the center. They are an indoor flag and designed to hang from inside the window. My son's CO is shipping me one since we don't live near a base....but you can get one from the base, ordering one on-line, or even sewing one. I've attached one link I found :)
2016-05-17 07:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone who referenced that insipid song is an idiot. It comes from a cadence dating back to the civil war.
"In her hair, she wore a yellow ribbon, she wore it for that soldier who was far, far away."
2007-04-05 12:17:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Support the troops.
2007-04-04 19:22:32 · answer #8 · answered by Case 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to support the troops. But, I think it's saying you miss someone as well.
2007-04-04 16:04:12 · answer #9 · answered by 354gr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A song from the seventies from tony Orlando and Dawn. To welcome the troops home. To say you did not forget that person
2007-04-04 16:34:12 · answer #10 · answered by headsupmugs 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋