# Yellow Ribbon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-ribbon/337708>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 30, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-ribbon/337708 "2005-12-30T13:07:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gloucester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@Gloucester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gloucester)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-ribbon/337708/1 "2005-12-30T13:07:07Z")

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I seem to recall a Reader’s Digest article about yellow ribbons around trees. I believe from the early 70’s.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-ribbon/337708/2 "2005-12-30T14:29:56Z")

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And here’s a link to Cecil’s column-- [Why do we put up yellow ribbons during wars, hostage crises, etc.?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_008.html)

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**Author:** ![The-Dixie-Flatline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@The-Dixie-Flatline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The-Dixie-Flatline)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-ribbon/337708/3 "2005-12-30T20:29:48Z")

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Actually I DO know the song “All Around My Hat”. It was a hit in britain for Steeleye Span in 1975, and if you are into folky music it’s well worth a listen.  
daz