Around her neck she wore a yellow ribbon,
She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May.

And if you asked her why she wore the ribbon,
She wore it for her lover who was far, far away.

I don’t see a yellow ribbon here, but I carried this photograph of my wife with me to Korea in 1953.  I believe she wore a ribbon around her heart.  And how did I feel about our separation?  This is from a letter I wrote on a cold night in Korea.

I dream of you, I cherish you, each second of each hour.

To me you are the petals and the fragrance of each flower.

You are the shining star that is the sentinel of night.

You are the dawn when dark is gone, you are my sunshine bright.

You are the hope that fills my heart to fullest measure.

You are the one and only girl I ever want to treasure.

To you I give my loving heart, my life for evermore,

With all the joys I own today, and all that are in store.

I only want your happiness, forever and forever,

And to be with you now, and never leave you. Never!

We were reunited in late September 1954 and spent the next sixty-plus years together. In 2015 we were separated again, this time by the gulf of death.  I miss her terribly.  The 1954 reunion with Ann after my return from Korea was a touch of heaven.  Just think how wonderful the real heavenly reunion will be.