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Support Our Troops - Yellow
Ribbons Rally
by Dick Kauffman
April 09, 2003
Wednesday - 12:10 am
Ketchikan, Alaska - From start
to finish, about twenty people participated in a 'Support Our
Troops - Yellow Ribbons Rally' which was held on Friday, April
04, 2003. The downtown tunnel rally was organized by Arlindo
Machado and participants handed yellow ribbons out to people
interested in displaying them. Yellow ribbons are symbols of
hope for the safe return of our troops from the war in Iraq and
show support for our American troops. Yellow ribbons also express
to the troops' wives and families that Americans care for their
sons and daughters who are in service to our country.
Some drivers passing by also
slowed and made brief stops reaching out for yellow ribbons;
however, after the group was approached by two Ketchikan City
Police cars with sirens loudly sounding and instructed to cease
interfering with traffic or the group would be dispersed, the
participants no longer provided ribbons to drivers passing by
the group.
Leia Sutton and Lorrie
Eastham
Kristi Charrier and
Gigi Pilcher
Lorrie Eastham and
Arlindo Machado
The Fo'c'sle Bar -
One of several downtown Ketchikan businesses
showing support for our troops with decorative windows.
Photos by Dick Kauffman
©2003
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