Dozens of Fox Valley residents spent Memorial Day completing a grueling test of physical and mental strength in honor of the fallen. It's called the Murph Challenge. The challenge is named for Navy Seal Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2005.
Kaukauna's Murph Challenge also honored fallen Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard.
This is the scene at the Murph: The American flag waving in the breeze, hands over hearts, dozens pausing to salute the heroes who've given their lives to give us freedom.
"Just being a combat veteran myself, I just know the sacrifices service members make, and their family members," says Tony Wong, De Pere. "But for this, it's all about the people who didn't come back home."
Army veteran Tony Wong makes it an annual tradition to spend his Memorial Day completing the Murph Challenge. It supports a scholarship foundation in honor of Lt. Michael Murphy.