Ok, I'm not from the USA, and I live in Ireland which has a small military.
However, I have an Uncle who served overseas with the US army in the Congo, and the Lebanon.
One of my grandfathers fought in WWII.
One in WWI
While the care packages and everything would be fantastic for them.
I think THEY would have been elated to come home and see that people had tied that yellow ribbon for them, or cared for them, or acknowledged publicly their support for them.
Just my 2cents (and seeing as my cents are Euro cent, they probably don't count)
You're opinion is just as important as that of anyone else! At least to me!