The US Cavalry used to wear yellow neckerchiefs in the days of the cowboys and Indians. John Wayne often sported one, even in black and white. The wearing of a yellow ribbon by wives, girlfriends and mistresses of US serving soldiers has long been a poignant reminder of their men who are far away and in danger. There's an obvious emotive connection between the yellow ribbon, the US Cavalry and the raising of Old Glory at Iwo Jima (Mount Surbachi), a parody of which is still the BASSA logo. It's remarkable that the Yanks and the TWU haven't woken up to this scatology and boycotted the employer of the perpetrators of such crass political symbolism.