YELLOW
RIBBON CAMPAIGN OF IDAHO
The
Yellow Ribbon Campaign
of Idaho wishes to recognize
and honor each combat troop from the State of Idaho that is serving in
Iraq or Afghanistan. We do so by making a separate
Yellow Ribbon
for each one, that is 2½ inches wide and about 5 to 6 feet long. Each
Yellow Ribbon
will display Troop’s DAY of DEPARTURE from the United States,
RANK, NAME, UNIT and COUNTRY serving in. It is EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT that we receive ALL THE NAMES of the troops who are
serving over there from the State of Idaho. For this to be carried out,
we need to depend on you to supply us with this information.
All the
Yellow Ribbons will be
displayed in secure public buildings. Upon
their return, their
Yellow Ribbon will be removed from the display. At the airport a
Color Guard, family, friends and other vets will be there to greet the soldier.
He or she will then be presented with their own
Yellow Ribbon
to show thanks, gratitude and honor from the people of Idaho.
Accompanying the
Yellow Ribbons is a
roster of all the ribbon holders and their overseas mailing address. This
offers the public all information necessary to reach out with a note or letter
thanking them for the sacrifices they have made to help keep us safe and free.
These addresses will hopefully be used by the public to send
CARE PACKAGES. These
PACKAGES contain a collection of
everyday things we have here, but they don’t have or couldn’t get there.
The
Yellow Ribbon Campaign of Idaho is a
non-profit organization
endorsed by veteran service organizations throughout the state. The
Yellow Ribbon Campaign of Idaho
assists family members by paying for the mailing cost of
CARE PACKAGES to our troops over
there. We are trying to help not only the troops but also their families here.
In order to gain funding, the
Yellow Ribbon Campaign of Idaho
needs donations for car magnets, lapel pins, etc. Checks should be made out to
YELLOW RIBBON CAMPAIGN OF IDAHO.
The donated monies are deposited into a separate bank.
Our WAR ON TERRORISM shows tribute and
respect of our troops. The Yellow Ribbon Campaign of Idaho presents the
FIELD OF HEROES. On that
FIELD OF HEROES, we display a named cross for each of our
casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq. We also display the ten IDAHO POWs still
in VIETNAM and the twelve POWs in IRAQ. For each of there missing
military personnel there is a hand made black bayoneted rifle placed in the
ground representing that they have not been forgotten.
CURRENTLY, POCATELLO IS THE ONLY
COMMUNITY IN THE NATION
TO HAVE SUCH A DISPLAY ON THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
http://www.yellowribboncampaignofidaho.org
The
American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of
America, VFW, DAV, Marine Corps League and the Fleet Reserve Association
have selected John Rogers as the
Yellow Ribbon Campaign Coordinator.
The information on who and when of the next
return, should be given to him to make sure the ribbons are made
out. He can be contacted at:
