esidents in some Southeast Missouri towns are tying yellow ribbons around the old oak tree -- and any other tree they can find -- to show support for U.S. troops in the war in Iraq. Flower, fabric and ...

A yellow ribbon is wrapped tightly around an oak that seemingly serves sentinel to his property, while another U.S. red, white and blue bow hangs on a lightpost. "We can't make it without them," Barrs ...