1944
Her Majesty meeting the American troops during the christening of the US Army Air Corps, 8th Air Force, Boeing B-17 G Flying Fortress “Rose of York”.

1945
At work as a junior commander in the Auxiliary Territorial Service during a visit to the The Motor Transport Training Centre in Camberley, Surrey

We pay tribute to an indomitable Lady of duty, faith, integrity and unprecedented service to God and Country. What an example to the rest of us.

It was an honor and pleasure fighting alongside her forces in the Iraq War.

Our “Thank You” to our Brit Coalition Allies was capturing and restoring the WWI British Army cemetery at Al Kut, Iraq, where we held a join memorial service by 1st UK Armoured Division and I Marine Expeditionary Force, Spring 2003.

Rule Britannia and Semper Fi!
Col Mike Howard US Marines (Ret), CO 4th CEB & G-3 for I MEG, I MEF.

God Save the Queen
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen!
O Lord our God arise,
Scatter our enemies,
And make them fall!
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all!
Not in this land alone,
But be God’s mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world o’er.
From every latent foe,
From the assassins blow,
God save the Queen!
O’er her thine arm extend,
For Britain’s sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!
Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign!
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen!

On 9/11 she directed that her Buckingham Palace Guards Band play “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
It brought & still brings tears to my eyes.
What a gesture of friendship, kinship and solidarity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToECtXPMvNM