DLIFLC
welcomes Presidio ofcommandant
new Monterey Public Affairs
By Tonya K. Townsell,
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY,
Calif. -The Presidio’s Defense
Language Institute Foreign
Language Center welcomed a new
leader during a ceremony held
May 6 at Soldier Field.
Col. Danial D. Pick assumed
responsibility when Col. Sue Ann
Sandusky turned over command of
the Center during a well-attended
event held under sunny, blue skies.
Brig. Gen. Edward C. Cardon,
deputy commanding general for
the U.S. Army Combined Arms
Center - Leader Development and
Education, officiated at the change
of command ceremony.
During his remarks, Cardon
noted that many milestones had
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been achieved during Sandusky’s
tenure, including awarding the
5,000th associates of arts degree,
taking language training to
operational units and improving
language proficiency in the
operating forces.
Cardon borrowed a Sandusky
trait and told several of her
African proverbs. He connected
the one that says, “The best time
to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the
second best time is now,” with the
work she began over two years
ago by planting herself in the
midst of the school to grow the
language skills of the school and
its graduates.
Cardon welcomed Pick and his
wife to the command, challenging
the new commandant to continue
the good work Sandusky added to
the rich history of DLIFLC.
In her final address to the
community, Sandusky, an Army
foreign area officer for SubSaharan Africa, thanked the
mayors and communities for
their strong support as well as
recognizing the faculty and staff
for the importance of the work
they do every day.
After noting that Cardon had
taken some of her best African
proverbs she dug deep to share a
French one: “Cross the river before
you insult the crocodile,” noting
that it had no special meaning
today, it was just one she liked.
Sandusky spoke a bit of
German and then gave a lengthy
message to the faculty in French.
After the ceremony was over
dozens of faculty, staff and students