The yellow ribbon ended up becoming ubiquitous during the Iranian hostage crisis.

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Apparently he did not choose to transfer the old homestead to his significant other and bank on a yellow ribbon being there in a decade.

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Vassar College has committed to adopting the program on its campus and will supplement GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon funding to guarantee full tuition for each admitted veteran.

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Even better, it connects citizens with the soldiers and military families who need a hand, like the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Adopt A Platoon and Any Solider.

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Often the only cooling source in a manufacturing plant or warehouse was a ceiling fan, with a yellow ribbon tied to the blade so that people could see that it was really going around.

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White trash trucks slowly approached the piles of tree branches that had been cordoned off by yellow plastic ribbon.

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