Congrats to “I Killed” raffle book winners: Casey Perkins and LTC Greg Simpson!!
Thank you to all of you at Redstone Arsenal for coming out the 0900 training and showing me so much love! You guys were an outstanding bunch and I hope I made the ‘mandatory’ training feel a little more fun for you! A BIG thank you to Dr Julie, SFC Cruz and colleagues for all of your help in bringing me and for all of the prep and effort that goes into making these days a success. I appreciate you all very much! Redstone Arsenal is the center of testing, development, and doctrine for the Army’s missile programs. Besides the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command, Redstone houses the Tactical UAV Project Office, Redstone Test Center (RTC), the Missile Defense Agency, the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, and other operations.
Above: photos from Thursday’s program at Redstone. Photos courtesy of Carrie E. David, Command Information Officer. Thank-you!
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Loved the message and the humor–I would’ve gone even if it wasn’t mandatory! Thanks, Bernie.
Best Safety, SHARP, and Suicide Prevention training ever. Bernie was funny with a serious punch. His life experiences hit home in a lot of ways. Thank you for sharing. I have been 38 years without alcohol. Great to see you were able to turn your life around. Thanks for coming to Redstone.
Bernie,
Thanks for sharing your story and your great wit. I enjoyed your performance and think your message was on target!
Great presentation! It’s great to get a break from the normal training!
Bernie,
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I know you have made a difference for somebody. Thanks for all you do!
I agree with John Robinson. This was the best Safety, SHARP, and Suicide Prevention training that I’ve been to since I have worked for SMDC. Your testimony was touching, and the show was effectively.
Bernie,
Thanks for sharing your personal story, serious and direct message, and great comical perspective on life’s events! Kudos to Dr. Lindahl for arraigning to have you provide your unique style of training!
Bernie,
Thank you so much for bringing your message and your story to Redstone Arsenal. This is training/awareness that I think is effective in an environment like ours!
I have been involved with the military my whole adult life. I started out as a solider of almost 10 years, and now continue as a Federal Civilian employee. When you hear mandatory training it is in our nature to cringe that we are forced into something whether we want it or not. This is one of the few times where it actually paid off. You were funny but then transitioned to a more serious message. It was outstanding to hear a different message versus the same old messages as before with a slightly different twist. This was original and heartwarming. Out of my 20 plus years of attending these events I only took the time out to acknowledge you and the performance given by a Mr. Orvie B. Baker Jr and his female co-worker redemption of sexual harassment/assault. If you two team up then it would be the shock (Orvie) and awe (Bernie)of the decade.
Mr. Bernie McGrenahan, I really enjoyed your presentation this morning. It was refreshing, meaningful and from the heart. Thank you for sharing your life with us this morning on this very important topic. Thanks for what you do. God bless.
Bernie,
Doing 9am comedy in front of a ‘mandatory’ audience is nearly impossible.
You killed! Thanks for bringing the laughs, and the seriousness.
You surely gained fans today and probably changed lives.
Thanks for doing work that matters.
Bernie,
Thanks for your humor and your testimony today. It was the best “mandatory” training I’ve ever received.
Thank you for sharing your story and your comedy with us today! I love your “Comedy is a Cure” message!
Bernie,
I sure enjoyed your presentation today. You did a great job raising our awareness on several sensitive issues in a real and personal way. The humor was inserted at the right time and level.
Thank you!
Thank You for your humor and sharing your story. I was laughing throughout, but the message was clear. Get help when you need it. BTW you killed it!!! Hope your housekeeper rest a bit easier.
Thanks for telling your story Bernie. Best training in my 12 years here!
From Redstone.. best mandatory training ever. I appreciated your openness and honesty. I laughed, I cried. Very powerful.
Thank you for sharing your gift of humor to bring light to a problem many face daily.
What an awesome experience this morning! You touched my spirit on so many levels. I laughed and I cried. I, too, am a survivor of a family suicide, and I know you never really get over that. Thank you for being raw enough to share your very personal story. You have a God-given gift of speaking and changing lives. Thanks for making this the most enjoyable mandatory training session ever!
Thank you for sharing of yourself and your experiences – if we only had the ability to know/admit and learn from others in lieu of life forcing us to learn/know/admit – but thank goodness there are people like you working to improve the human ability to know/admit/learn. We are lucky to work for a Command – that although mandatory – sincerely cares. Thank you for your inspiring/”killed it” sincerity !
Thank you…..
Excellent message today! I enjoyed it very much, Thank you for what you do! 🙂
Thank you Bernie. Best “mandatory training” I have attended in over 25 years of active duty and civilian service.
Bernie,
I was a little skeptical on how we could have a class on Suicide Prevention and Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention presented by a comedian. Brother, you killed it! What a great presentation! Keep it up, give your brother a big hug from Alabama, and buy him a Coke.
You killed it! You should be on the Last Comic Standing. You would kill it there too!
I wish all our mandatory training was as entertaining as the time we were mandated to spend with you today.
Wish all “mandatory training” could be that enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your life’s journey with us.
Best thing I’ve heard all year. Really made me think about what is important in life.
Funny, sad, poignant, relevant. And no Powerpoint presentations. Perfect!
Thank you for your perspective and light touch. I wish my cousin Bobby had been able to meet you 14 years ago…you would have made a difference in his decision to take his own life. Thank you again !
Thank you sir for taking the time to take your test and turn it into a testimony that you were willing to share with all of us. May Jesus continue to give you courage and strength to reach many more.
Great presentation! Really enjoyed the humor and how you wove that in with your real life experiences. Very beneficial and powerful. Thanks Bernie!
You da maaaaan Bernie…. Excellent Show..