Condo Blues: How to Hang a Yellow Ribbon

Monday, February 16, 2009

How to Hang a Yellow Ribbon

I have a family member who is in the military and deployed to Iraq. I dug out the yellow ribbon from the box of front porch decorations and hung it on the small tree in my front yard.
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Traditionally people hang yellow ribbons to symbolize that they are waiting for the safe return of a loved one or of military troops who are unable to come home due to an overseas assignment.

Since my tree is small, I chained two cable ties together and used those to attach it to my tree. Yes, the whole thing is plastic, but I wanted something that wouldn’t fade, was reusable, and could survive the crazy Ohio weather since it’s going to be up for at least a year.


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Did I mention this is the third time I tied a yellow ribbon around my tree? *sigh*

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4 comments :

Lisa said...

Why have you had to hang them three times??

Anonymous said...

Hey Condo ... That is way tooooo many to hang out there. I pray that he comes home safe and sound.

BTW - has adoptic been working for you? I have not had any luck and was wondering if you had.

Lisa Nelsen-Woods said...

Lisa - I hung my ribbon during each of his deployments. This is his third time in Iraq = the third time I've put out the ribbon hoping for a safe return.

Linda - Thanks. I wish I didn't have to hang a ribbon at all but that's part of his job, so I support him.

My adoptic widget hasn't been working for awhile. I haven't been able to access the Website either. I can't get any info on whether Adoptic's shut down or not? Does anyone know???

Anonymous said...

Just the other day I heard that song and I wondered why people aren't doing that for the Iraq war. I remember there were yellow ribbons everywhere during the Gulf war. Sad that you have to hang one, but glad to see the tradition still alive.

-Sarah :)

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