Talk:Yellow ribbon

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When I learned this cadence in basic training, and every time it was sung during my time in the army, there was a third verse. I'm adding it here.

[edit] 19th century

My understanding is that US use goes back to at least the late 19th century. Soldiers' families would display a ribbon, visible from the street, appropriate to the category of unit he belonged to, when he was deployed; in particular, yellow meant cavalry, and the frequency of deploying the cavalry in the Indian Wars led to the relative prominence of the yellow ribbon.
--Jerzy•t 21:20, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

8th Cavalry Regmnt

[www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/880531/posts Why Do We Put Up Yellow Ribbons During Wars?], post #12 is the closest i've found so far to supporting this version.

Magnetic ribbons are starting to get to us,post 32, makes a slight mention.
--Jerzy•t 21:40, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Early Puritan history

I think that the 'Puritan Army of English Parliament' were the parliamentarian army?