PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. — The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center observed Memorial Day during a ceremony on Soldier Field at the Presidio of Monterey, California, May 26. The annual ceremony consists of a formation of troops in their dress uniforms representing all four service detachments, ceremonial cannon fire and the playing of taps. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. William Terry Bare, former assistant commandant at DLIFLC from 2008 to 2011, was guest speaker at the event that honored service members killed in service to our nation. Official Presidio of Monterey Web site Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.