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What does a yellow ribbon mean?

It’s well known that, The yellow ribbon is used for various symbolic purposes. It may be worn on a person, placed on a vehicle, or tied around a tree. Everyone knows about the awareness ribbons but do you know which ribbon color goes with which cancer? In this article, I am going to show you what does the yellow ribbon stand for?

yellow ribbon meaning

What does yellow symbolize?

Yellow is used to show support for our troops and to raise awareness about Prisoners of War or Missing in Action, (POW/MIA), suicide prevention, adoption, and many different types of cancer. The full list of yellow ribbon meanings includes:

(1)Adenosarcoma

(2)Spina Bifida

(3)Bone cancer / Osteosarcoma

(4)Craniofacial Acceptance

(5)Endometriosis awareness

(6)Ewings Sarcoma

(7)Liver Cancer

(8)Liver Disease

(9)Microcephaly

(10)Missing Children

(11)Myxoid Liposarcoma

(12)Osteosarcoma

(13)Obesity

(14)Sarcoma

(15)Bladder Cancer – (Also see: Purple, Blue and Marigold ribbon below)

(16)Suicide Prevention (Also see Blue/Purple – Teal/Purple – Turquoise/Purple ribbon)

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2 Thoughts to “What does a yellow ribbon mean?”

  1. Brains

    What does a yellow ribbon on a mailbox mean?

    1. ribbonbuy

      Hi,Brains, A yellow ribbon tied to a mailbox symbolizes the wait for troops to come home from war.

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