Stock Photo - Apr. 04, 1969 - CEREMONIAL MORNING COLORS AT NORTHWOOD TO MARK NATO'S 20th. ANNIVERSARY: Ceremonial morning colours was held at the NATO maritime headquarters at Northwood, Middlesex, this morning, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary. of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Heading the parade were Admiral Sir John Bush, Allied Commander-in-Chief Channel, and Air Marshal John Lapsley, Commander Allied Maritime Air Forces Channel. Admiral Bush is one of the three major NATO commanders, the other two being General Lyman Lemnitzer, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Admiral Ephraim P. Holmes, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. Channel Command covers the English Channel and Southern North Sea, and in addition Northwood is the headquarters of the NATO Eastern Atlantic Area, which is a major Subordinate command of the Allied Command Atlantic. Seven Nations are represented in the Channel and Eastern Atlantic Commands -- Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States and today, the flags of those countries were hoisted in turn at Northwood, while their respective national anthem were played. Photo Shows: Admiral Sir John Bush, addressing the parade after the flag-raising at Northwood today. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)