Support the Troops: Gender and U.S. Civil-Military Relations During the “War on Terror”

During the early years of the “global war on terror,” the call to “support the troops” was ubiquitous in the United States. The yellow ribbon associated with “supporting the troops” adorned all sorts of material culture, from front-yard trees to magnets to credit cards; professional sporting events regularly featured tributes to the military; military charities […]