NORFOLK, Va. (May 24, 2018) Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Blake Welch, from Hayden, Idaho, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77), begins the first of his push ups for the Murph Challenge fitness event in recognition of Memorial Day. The Murph Challenge honors Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan in 2005. The challenge is to complete a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and second one-mile run, all within an hour.

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