Former Army Staff Sgt. Thom Tran says comedy saved his life. When he came home from serving in Iraq, he started a stand-up comedy group of men who have two things in common: the gift of being able to make folks laugh, and the experience of serving in the military.
According to "The G.I.s of Comedy" website:
Long deployments, intense combat missions, and gun shot wounds usually aren’t the stuff of great comedy, but for this group of US military vets-turned standup comics, they found the funny during their time in uniform and are bringing their talents together for this unique comedy experience.
CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr profiles "The G.I.s of Comedy" - professional comedians who've also survived combat:
