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Yellow Ribbon Continues to Signify Hope
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The Officer
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June 1, 2008
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Several months ago, after speaking at a press conference here at ROAs Minuteman Memorial Building, Tony Orlando stopped by the office to say hello. I asked him to sing before he left and he graciously agreed, with one condition: we had to accompany him. We sang "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree," and for a few fun minutes we became Tony Orlando and "Dusk."
The yellow ribbon has long served as a symbol of hope for families and signified healing and new beginnings. Now, that spirit is captured in a new program designed to provide much-needed care to returning members of the Guard and Reserve and their families. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is the culmination of a 15-year ...
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