Belas Dining Facility - Monterey

Worse than Chey, ok all things considered. read more Worse than Chey, ok all things considered.

Good DFAC with comfortable seating. read more Good DFAC with comfortable seating.

One of the food serving persons was quite rude when serving food, rejecting people pointing to the food they like, and instead demanding them to say the name of... read more One of the food serving persons was quite rude when serving food, rejecting people pointing to the food they like, and instead demanding them to say the name of the food! At a time when indoor masking is mandated, people try NOT to speak!

The workers are always nice and friendly. read more The workers are always nice and friendly.

Sergeant Lee Arthur Belas was born on May 7, 1968, in Burbank, California. He had a passion for languages, studying French in high school and later being select... read more Sergeant Lee Arthur Belas was born on May 7, 1968, in Burbank, California. He had a passion for languages, studying French in high school and later being selected as an exchange student in Belgium, where he expanded his linguistic skills to include German, Latin, and Flemish. He enlisted in the Army in October 1987, completing Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, ultimately earning his parachutist wings. Between February 1988 and February 1989, Sergeant Belas attended the Russian Basic Course at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) before reporting to the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. When the Persian Gulf War began in August 1990, he took the initiative to study Arabic through DLIFLC’s video teletraining program and was deployed to the Persian Gulf in January 1991 as an Electronic Warfare Voice Interceptor. During Operation Desert Shield, he further developed his Arabic skills by collaborating closely with Kuwaiti counterparts. Tragically, Sergeant Belas lost his life on February 27, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was on was shot down by enemy ground fire near Ash Shamiyah, Iraq. He was a dedicated soldier and a skilled linguist, embodying the highest ideals of the United States Armed Forces.