Beacon of honor

An Airman renders a salute in front of the Biloxi Lighthouse Monday. The Biloxi landmark is draped in red, white and blue bunting and four candles are burning in each of the four windows as a Veterans Day tribute by Staff Sgt. Brian Margavich, 333rd Training Squadron. Sergeant Margavich, the city’s volunteer lighthouse keeper, got the idea from the Chris Lights project, in which single tapers burn in house windows year-round to remember deployed military personnel. He burned a candle in the window while his wife, Staff Sgt. Amanda Margavich, 81st Force Support squadron, was deployed last year. After a discussion with Trisha Meagher, wife of Staff Sgt. Frank Meagher, a deployed member of his squadron, Sergeant Margavich decided to use the candles as a tribute to all deployed troops. Victoria Nores, a friend he met through the Ocean Springs Relay for Life, assisted him with the decorations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)