In October 1971, newspaper columnist Pete Hamill wrote a piece for the New York Post called "Going Home". 1971年10月14日New York Post刊登了一個故事,故事的名字叫《回家》(Going Home):長途車上坐著一位沉默不語的男子,在同車的年輕游客的盤問下終于開了口。原來他剛從監(jiān)獄出來,釋放前曾寫信給他的妻子:Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree