Bernie McGrenahan is a stand-up comedian touring the globe expressing gratitude to our Military’s service members, civilians and dependents for their service to our nation! This original Comedy ‘With a Message’ training has been delivered to over 300 military bases world-wide. Bernie’s Stand-up comedy material breaks the ice, followed by his personal life experiences.
The ‘inspirational testimony‘ is the key factor to this program’s overwhelming demand and success.
A true program of the heart.
A tale of one person’s willingness to admit his shortcomings,
the courage to ‘ask for help’ and the resilience to ‘make a change’!
Program Topics include:
Resiliency, Safety, Risk-Reduction, Substance- Abuse/Sexual Assault/Suicide Prevention & Bystander Intervention! ‘Comedy “With a Message’ is where Laughter meets Inspiration and Resilience!
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Bernies Tour Blog
New Jersey National Guard- Amazing crowd today!
Rich Adair and Maria Hamlin- CONGRATS! “I Killed” raffle book winners!
Hello New Jersey National Guard! I want to thank all you soldiers and airmen for your service and for the amazing reception you gave me today at the Timmerman Theater. I felt honored and humbled by your standing ovation. I hope you had some laughs and enjoyed a new approach to “mandatory training”. The consists of over 9000 Guardsmen and is currently engaged in several worldwide and homeland missions. On the home front, the Guard is responsible for Homeland Security tasks in the State of New Jersey. Their mission is “To Provide Mission Ready Units, Equipment and Personnel to The Adjutant General of New Jersey and the United States Air Force.
Above: a couple pics of the Guard and the audience from today’s program. 76ers stadium and Eagles stadium on the way back to the PHL airport.
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115th Fighter Wing- Wisconsin Air National Guard
What an amazing crowd today at the 115th Fighter Wing Wingman day!!!! Almost 1,000 strong gave an outstanding response and I was humbled by your standing ovation/appreciation. Special thanks to Vice Commander Peterson SMS Edart, LT Col Parker, Command Chief McKay, Chaplin Hyer and the great entertaining and educational performance by Team Truax! Also CONGRATS TO the 10 new Airmen who were sworn in by Colonel Peterson. A noble decision to those brave men and women, to serve their country !!!! The mission of the 115th FW is to deliver dominant combat and agile support domestic operations. See pics from the program below!
“I Killed” raffle book winners: Michelle Fritz and Casey Filter- CONGRATS!
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Ft Hood- The ‘Great Place’ hosts Resiliency Day! Welcome my brother Sean to TX!
Thursday raffle winners: Dante Sigears and Ashley Gonzales. CONGRATS!
Friday’s two Palmer Theater winners: Amber Wells and David Jordan. CONGRATS!!
I want to thank everyone who participated in the Events today and for not only sharing some laughter but for bringing awareness to such a serious topic. The Incredible Suicide Prevention Team at Ft Hood led by Sharon and supported by Kenya, Ronnie, Stephanie, Paula, and many others is one of the most efficient and caring in our Armed Forces. Nicknamed the ‘Great Place’ , Ft Hood holds a special place in my heart and I am so honored to be invited back to be a part of your Resiliency Day! Fort Hood is the Army’s Premier Installation to train and deploy heavy forces. It is also the only post in the United States capable of stationing and training two Armored Divisions. It was an honor to serve you, and not only do I want to thank you personally, but my brother Sean felt like a Rock Star when you gave him such an amazing greeting center stage! All made possible by the kind heart of his sister in law, our sweet Melissa. 🙂 The two Palmer Theater shows are directly below. The lower half photos are from yesterday in the gym. Note: I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. We had lighting and camera tech issues. Oh well, you get the vibe ( I HOPE! )
BELOW are the gym pics from Thursday.
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Ft Polk, LA… WHAT AN AMAZING WEEK! Raffle Winners below!
CONGRATS to the following “I Killed” raffle book winners-
Wednesday Aug 24- SSG Bryan Durbin and SPC Chantel Smith.
Thursday Aug 25 – Stephen Scott and Tori Marietta.
Friday Aug 26- Cody Cryts and Maria Raya.
Wednesday Aug 31- Pamela Jeffcoat and Dave Pribble.
Tuesday Sep 6- Travis Ward and Benjamin Campbell.
Wednesday Sep 7- Stephanie Arroyo-Reyes and Michael Miller (please text (702) 748-4305 to claim your book)
I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to be here at Ft Polk! It’s been several years since I have visited this installation and I am excited to be back! In addition to training soldiers and growing leaders to deploy, fight, and win, Ft Polk provides a secure, thriving community for Soldiers, Army Civilians, Retirees, and their Families. Thank you to SFC Cortes and Major Camphouse for working so HARD to bring my Comedy With A Four Star Message to the soldiers and civilians. I know it took a lot of determination and effort but you did it and I am grateful! I will be at the Bayou Theater on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (24, 25, 26 and 31 August and 6 September) at 0900 and 1100 and the Base Chapel on 7 Sept at 0900 and 1100 . Come by and say hey…have some laughs…and enjoy a different approach to ‘training’.
Above: a couple pics of Ft Polk entry (old and new!) and a couple pics of me, SFC Warren and SFC Cortes from todays trainings. Thank you to CPT Rosa J. Outing for the photos.