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One day shortly following the start of the Iraq War, I was stunned and then numbed by the number of plastic, magnetized, yellow ribbons I was seeing on vehicles that passed me on my way to work. They seemed to have exploded like pollen in the spring, coating every vehicle. Most of the ribbons were yellow with the words “Support Our Troops” printed in black. I immediately began wondering not only where the ribbons came from but also what they meant. I wondered if the people who were displaying the symbol thought about any of the multitude of meanings the ribbons could have.
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Hakanen, E.A. (2007). Yellow Ribbons Everywhere and No Meaning to Be Found. In: Obajtek-Kirkwood, AM., Hakanen, E.A. (eds) Signs of War: From Patriotism to Dissent. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230610026_1
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