The STRAT Announcing Special Show To Help Families Of Local Heroes

Hosting the show is a Las Vegas nonprofit organization called Rock N Honor. Their mission is to help honor the families of local fallen officers and first responders. They also support the Blue Line Valor Team, Las Vegas Emerald Society Pipe Band, and the LVMPD Honor Guard.

The 2023 Rock N Honor show in Las Vegas is a live music and comedy event. Through live performances, the show will honor fallen police officers and first responders in Las Vegas. As well as help the families of these local heroes. Besides live music, the show will feature lots of comedy, a silent auction, raffle, and many special guests. As well as private Meet & Greet with the artists for the honored families.

Butch Bradley, L.A. Comedy Club's resident artist and the Review Journal's Best of Las Vegas Comedian, will host this year's event. The show will kick off with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department Honor Guard escorting the Las Vegas Emerald City Pipe Band through The STRAT into the L.A. Comedy Club Dragon Room showroom. Both groups will then greet the Blue Line Valor team. Who will be on location wrapping up a 10-day bike marathon ride.

The 2023 Rock N Honor show will begin at 5:00 pm in the L.A. Comedy Club Dragon Room on Saturday, December 2. Tickets are available and general admission starts at just $25 per person. There are also VIP tickets and VIP seating available at an upgraded price. This show is for those 18 years and older. However, teenagers aged 15-17 are welcome to attend with a guardian. Tickets can be purchased for the show here.

For more information about the L.A. Comedy Club, visit bestvegascomedy.com.

-Wendy Rush, 96.3KKLZ

He was a pilot before the air force was even created, selflessly serving his country throughout one of the bloodiest wars in history.

This past Memorial Day, Mike O'Brian from "The Mike & Carla Morning Show" visited his father-in-law Ben Johnson at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Johnson was a hero and trailblazer, who served in World War II as a pilot. His position within the army is a testament to American Military history. The U.S. Air Force was created on Sept. 18, 1947, which was a few years shy from World War II's ending.

Since the air force was non-existent at the time of World War II, which ended in 1945, Mr. Johnson belonged to the U.S. Army. His position within the army shows the transformation of branches within the military.

On Memorial Day, a humbling scene unfolded at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. 

Flags dotted the cemetery and gravestones for miles. The tiny flags slicing across the grassy fields were a huge symbol and a physical representation of the sacrifices that were made throughout history.

Each individual flag (shown below) represents a man or a woman who served this country. The scene of the cemetery is intense, emotional and dignifying, and perfectly encapsulates the essence of Memorial Day: A day of honoring and remembering.

Ben Johnson died in 2001 in Las Vegas. However, his memory will never be forgotten. The chapters of history will never forget the men and woman who made the ultimate sacrifice as their names will eternally be etched into the fabric of our nation.

From the Walla Walla area of Washington state, the humility of Ben Johnson is exactly what makes him a hero. He was a family man, who served his country when he was called upon. Perhaps, it's this humility that's stretched across most service members in the United States Armed Forces that perpetuates their importance.

As Elie Wiesel said, "Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory there would be no civilization, no future."

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