Chris Pratt and John Krasinski honored the fallen soldiers on Memorial Day by taking the “Murph challenge.”
“We just knocked out a Memorial Day Murph workout,” Pratt explained in a video message on Instagram Monday that has since gone viral. The two actors talk about how they had just finished taking a physical fitness challenge in honor of Michael Murphy, a Navy Seal, “one of the many in uniform who gave his life for our country.” (RELATED: Chris Pratt Pays His Respects To Fallen Soldiers On Memorial Day)
(Arlington National Cemetery – May 22, 2008) — Flags stand vigil at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetary. The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) began their rounds to place a small American flag into the ground in front of every grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery for the upcoming Memorial Day observance. (Photo by Adam Skoczylas).
“It’s days …on a day like today, where we just commemorate all those fallen heroes and we say thanks for all you do to make our dreams come true,” the 37-year-old actor added.
“1 mile, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air-squats, 1 mile. Do it for time. Check out the challenge and get your shirt at https://www.forged.com/ Thank you to all fallen heroes and their families. Today we remember and honor you,” he continued in the caption next to the post.
“Mike Murphy, he’s just one of the many, many brave men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country that we think about and honor today Memorial Day,” the “Guardians of the Galaxy” star explained in the following post that gave more information about the Murph challenge.
