Gold Star Family To Drop Puck At T-Mobile Arena

Wednesday night is Military Appreciation Night at T-Mobile Arena and the Vegas Golden Knights will honor a Gold Star family as they dropped the puck for the ceremonial opening faceoff.

Thomas Retzer was a Navy SEAL who was killed in Afghanistan in the summer of 2003. He’s pictured above with his wife, Courtney Retzer Vargo.

Pictured above is Retzer with his young son, Owen. Now 17, Owen studies at the Adelson Educational Campus in Summerlin.

Courtney and Owen will drop the puck Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena before the Golden Knights face the Ducks. They’ll be joined by a Pearl Harbor survivor and an active airman from Nellis Air Force Base at center is to celebrate the Golden Knights’ dedication to military personnel.