“Happy Hour” with Bernie McGrenahan - U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea - 12 December 2012 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
“Happy Hour” with Bernie McGrenahan - U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea - 12 December 2012 / USAG-Humphreys
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| 説明 | Click here to learn more about Camp HumphreysComedian entertains, then provides personal messageBy Victoria ChoiUSAG Humphreys Public AffairsCAMP HUMPHREYS – Bernie McGrenahan, the professional standup comedian with a message, presented his “Happy Hour” program, in the Super Gym, here, Dec. 12. The event was hosted by the Army Substance Abuse Program of USAG Humphreys to raise awareness of suicide prevention and alcohol abuse. “Happy Hour” is a comedy program that McGrenahan started in 1995, presenting it to more than 600 universities through 2007. That year, he brought his program to the military and now only does military bases because he wants to help the Army “stay focused and stay strong.” The show includes two parts. During the first 30 minutes, the comedian warms up the audience with his hysterical stand-up comedy material. Then, for the next half an hour or so, he gets personal and talks about himself and his life.McGrenahan turned to alcohol abuse and partying while in high school and realized, as he grew up, the dangerous effects of it.He said that one life-changing moment was the suicide of his 19-year-old brother, Scout, who also abused alcohol. However McGrenahan didn’t learn his lesson from that and continued to abuse alcohol. He was later cited for three DUIs. McGrenahan was given an order to appear in court, but he did not show up because he had to escape life for a while.After taking a break and finally giving up alcohol, he went back to court and his sentence was that he had to face six months of county jail time. He explained how alcohol really injured his relationships with his mother, how he would never hang out with his other brother, Sean, because of the differences they had, and the fact that he was mentally handicapped and wasn’t the “cool” brother when he was younger.Today, McGrenahan and his brother have a really close relationship and he always spends time with his brother whenever he is home.“Suicide, alcohol and drug prevention is a tough, difficult subject to educate people about,” said McGrenahan. “Usually we use slides, Power Point, or videos and it is hard to keep people’s attention with these educational tools. I try to not use any of that; I try to use laughter and life experience. I want people to laugh and to think about their lives before I leave.”“Presently, there have been over 300 suicides committed by Soldiers this year,” said Victor M. Arthur, the Camp Humphreys Suicide Prevention Program manager. “This event focused on suicide and its relation to alcohol and substance abuse.” More than 600 soldiers enjoyed the show.“It was a very inspiring story presented,” said Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, assigned to the 557th Military Police Company. “I enjoyed it very much. I thank him for taking the time coming over here and sharing his personal experience. I know it is going to send a positive message to the Soldiers and hopefully they will take it in account, especially during the holiday season and stay safe.”Private Ernest Untereiner, assigned to the 520th Maintenance Company and some other Soldiers gave McGrenahan patches of their units, so that he could give them to his brother, Sean, who would like to become a Soldier. |
| 撮影日 | 2012-12-12 11:03:51 |
| 撮影者 | USAG-Humphreys |
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| カメラ | NIKON D2Xs , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.017 sec (1/60) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.7 |
| 焦点距離 | 50 mm |