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yellow ribbons  A rant by: tmbrwlf Having just got back from an enjoyable week with our WW2 veterans in Dieppe France I find it hard to believe that some missguided person or persons were taking down the yellow ribbons but up to welcome our troops home from Afghanistan. People if you do not believe in this war fine but do not take it out on our fine men and women and their families. Personnally as a retired forces member it would be very hard for me NOT to grap these people by the neck and squeeze if I saw them removing the ribbons. << Back Add a Comment Comments ( Add a Comment ) tmbrwlf says: 2006-08-22 20:12:04 the ribbons were put up on the route the buses would use going from the airport to Brandon down portage ave plus at memorial park tmbrwlf says: 2006-08-22 20:13:08 also I'm not saying forever but just when they were coming home IJustWannaSayThis says: 2006-08-22 20:46:09 I don't believe any were being taken down before the returning soldiers saw them, but I agree, if they had been that would be disrespectful. tmbrwlf says: 2006-08-22 22:07:51 according to the press they were, thus my rant if the press goofed then what else is new but they interview a soldiers wife who was organizing the whole deal. Annie says: 2006-08-23 04:09:29 It was too bad about the ribbons but the bigger picture is that the soldiers are home and they are safe. Thank God! But to get angry at the person/persons unknown is a waste of your time and energy. Don't be mad at them, pity them. Pity them because they were never taught what respect means at home. And, if they were not taught respect then 9 to 1 the rest of the manner lessons were overlooked as well. Let's try here in Manitoba to set an example for the rest of the world and just try to get along with each other. I know it is hard but let's try. Quit giving people the finger in traffic. Whatever they did to you, you have probably done the same thing to some other poor driver yourself. Hold the door open for someone who wouldn't expect you to, like a punked up kid with an orange mohawk and his faced partially tattoed. Smile! Smile! Smile! A good sense of humour can take you a long way. Life can be sweet - and short for some! Rigel says: 2006-08-23 16:11:42 Too many Canadians have a poor knowledge of history and don't recognize the sacrifices made by our armed forces. Then there are the career leftists who claim they support our armed forces as long as they stay in their barracks, don't conduct any military exercises in urban areas, and above all don't support the US under any circumstances. These were the types that opposed all forms of conscription even when German U-boats were sinking ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the coast of Nova Scotia during World War 2. They're the same types who want Canada to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan because they're not fulfilling any peacekeeping mission. The problem is that peacekeepers have to be well-equipped, well-armed and willing to fight if challenged. They can't be sent into action with fly swatters and boxing gloves and expect any troublemaking group to respect their blue helmets. Otherwise, they'll be like the UN force in Lebanon which was just brushed aside or manhandled by Hezbollah whenever it tried to do its job. Naturally the misguided peace activists can't understand this, and want Canada to join the all-talk-no-action nations like France and much of the rest of the European Union. These countries never take down yellow ribbons because they never put them up in the first place. tmbrwlf says: 2006-08-28 10:55:16 Peacekeeping ended in Bosnia. Our last true peacekeeping mission was Cyprus. The only trouble there was making sure each side had the same number of sandbags and watch the weekly protests to make sure everyone stayed on their side of the line. You only had to worry about getting hit with a protest sign and if you did the person usually bought you supper |
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While I agree that no one should take down ribbons that people put up on their own property, I don't necessarily agree with every stationary object being given a ribbon. It's not like the ribbons are magical, they are symbolic. And for someone to decorate wherever they feel like to me isn't necessary. If it's for some event, like the troops are travelling down a particular road on their way home, then I can see it. But to think that because a ribbon is put up on public property it must stay there forever, I don't think is necessary. And certainly doesn't warrant hands around the neck.