Fallen Navy SEAL honored with Memorial Day workout challenge

<p>A fallen Navy SEAL from Patchogue is being honored this Memorial Day on Long Island and across the country. The Coast Guard Station Jones Beach in Freeport held its first annual “Murph Challenge” to honor the fallen Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael P. Murphy. </p>

News 12 Staff

•

May 29, 2017, 3:33 PM

•

Updated 2,525 days ago

Share:

A fallen Navy SEAL from Patchogue inspired a CrossFit workout that people across the country repeated Monday to mark Memorial Day.

Coast Guard Station Jones Beach hosted its first annual Murph Challenge in Freeport to honor the fallen Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael P. Murphy.

The challenge is a CrossFit workout named in honor of Lt. Murphy, who died in Afghanistan in 2005.

Every year on Memorial Day, people perform Murphy's favorite workout, a one-mile run followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air-squats and then another mile run.

Before the challenge, participants we're given a pep-talk by Lt. Murphy's father, Daniel Murphy.

"We're always proud of Michael," the father says. "Maureen, his mother, and I say Michael was a hero long before long before he joined the military. It was in his nature. He didn't get the name 'Murph the Protector' for no reason, that was always his way, to put himself out for others."

Lt. Murphy became a SEAL in 2002 and deployed four times to Afghanistan before he was killed in combat in 2005. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2007.

The commanding officer of the Jones Beach station says he previously hosted Murph Challenges when he was stationed in Houston, before he took charge on Long Island.

News 12 has recently updated to a brand new version of our iOS and Android apps. If you don't have auto updates enabled on your devices, head to the App Store or Google Play Store to update to the latest version. This will ensure you keep getting up-to-date local news, traffic and weather information.

More from News 12

1:46

Fallen Navy SEAL honored with Memorial Day workout challenge

<p>A fallen Navy SEAL from Patchogue is being honored this Memorial Day on Long Island and across the country. The Coast Guard Station Jones Beach in Freeport held its first annual &ldquo;Murph Challenge&rdquo; to honor the fallen Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael P. Murphy.&nbsp;</p>

More from News 12

Hero doctor earns Heart Saver Award for saving soccer referee

Scattered rain overnight on Long Island; sunny skies Sunday afternoon

Islip Terrace fundraiser to benefit EMT on life support

Manorville search related to Gilgo Beach case continues for fifth day

Arbor Day Festival at Planting Fields Arboretum marks 38th year

'Gains For Brains' girls lacrosse tournament raises awareness, funds for pediatric brain cancer research

Mathew Barzal scores in 2nd OT as Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2 to avoid series sweep

Delta plane lands at JFK due to emergency slide falling off

Doctors are seeing an increase in pickleball-related injuries. Here how to avoid them

DEC: Delay in test results on soil, drums found at Bethpage park caused by technical issues at Grumman lab

Officials: Bag of cocaine found during search of Melville restaurant

Shop Mother’s Day Gifts – Exclusive Offers Up to 75% OFF!

Selden man accused of abandoning dogs in state park

Disabled Army vet in Kings Park get new backyard with help from volunteers

Police return to Manorville to continue search in connection to Gilgo Beach case

EXCLUSIVE: Police, K-9 search in North Sea at location of cold case murder

Suffolk County given $5M from federal gov't for construction of new bridge to Fire Island

Halal food truck coming to Nassau Community College amid dining issues

The East End: McCall Wines in Cutchogue

Long Island's largest car show returns to Tobay Beach this weekend

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Ad Choices

<p>A fallen Navy SEAL from Patchogue is being honored this Memorial Day on Long Island and across the country. The Coast Guard Station Jones Beach in Freeport held its first annual “Murph Challenge” to honor the fallen Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael P. Murphy. </p>