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Yellow ribbons have been everywhere in South Portland for four months, wrapped around trees and stapled to utility poles. They are tributes to U.S. troops, especially two soldiers from this city who died in Iraq in March.

In America we have the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to keep and bear arms, the right to peaceful assembly, but not the right to hang a yellow ribbon around a light pole to show that we support the brave men and women fighting for us. What do you think?

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posted at 16:49:55 on 08/07/07 - Category: Army

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juan p wrote:

this is how communism starts had who said we have freedem not for long
Posted on 08/08/07 19:25:16

L.A. wrote:

all the naye-sayers and unpatriotic bleeding hearts should just go ahead and leave AMERICA if anny of you have the oddacity not to respect our troops. Good luck in finding a place that is stable and loving towards their citizens as America, is....we live like kings here.
Posted on 08/08/07 23:28:35

rjkau gaunvd wrote:

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Posted on 09/17/07 04:35:21

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