It is about the holiday in the United States. For the holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador, see Memorial Day (Newfoundland and Labrador).
Yellow Ribbon on Google index page means Memorial Day on May 25, 2009 and the The Yellow Ribbon Program Google put a yellow ribbon on the homepage of its US site. The Yellow Ribbon Program on United States Department of Veterans Affairs Government page posted GI Bill Website (Yellow Ribbon Program).
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 25 in 2009). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.
What is the Yellow Ribbon Program?
The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows institutions of higher learning (degree granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. The institution can contribute up to 50% of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution. [Source]
