Beacon atop Mount Diablo lights up in honor of veterans

The Danville community gathered for the lighting of the Mount Diablo beacon on Wednesday to honor those who served. The Mount Diablo beacon lit up the night sky to honor the nation’s veterans. The beacon was first lit in 1928 to guide airplanes, and it went dark after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. City leaders and organizers reflected on the meaning of that tradition. “The beacon of honor, a powerful symbol of gratitude and service to our nation,” Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich said. “I understand people being opposed to war, and I get that. As Americans, we should always look at war with eyes of scrutiny. But the people who go and the people who come back deserve our support,” event organizer Sean Gannon with the VFW Post said. The Danville ceremony capped off a busy Veterans Day across the Bay Area. In San Francisco, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi attended a service at the Presidio. It was her final Veterans Day there as a member of Congress. Pelosi is still