YPG hosts Murph Challenge

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) invited the Yuma community to participate in the Murph Challenge Saturday.

The event, which took place at the base's Fitness Center at 8 a.m., was in honor of Lt. Michael Murphy and other fallen Veterans.

It is also a nationwide event that happens every Memorial Day, where people complete the following challenges:

• One-mile run
• 100 pull-ups
• 200 push-ups
• 300 squats
• One-mile run

Maiko Black, Marketing Sponsorship Coordinator for YPG, shared why they hosted the event saying, "We want to make sure that we spend this Memorial Day remembering our fallen soldiers. It was their ultimate sacrifice that we are here and we want to make sure that we can honor them in the best way possible."

The event lasted until 10 a.m.