Queen Sirikit of Thailand Queen Sirikit of Thailand talks with U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kenneth Young Jr. and U.S. Army Col. William McKean, commander of the 27th Infantry Regiment near Korat, Thailand, in June 1962. U.S. instructors and advisers were sent to Thailand to bolster the country’s military. (Everett Collection Historical/Alamy) Everett Collection Historical/Alamy