Celebrities Honor Fallen Veterans With the #22PushupChallenge

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 | August 15, 2016 | By Mauricio Castillo

Combat Stress, a U.K. charity, has recently launched a campaign to raise awareness and funds about active and non-active soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health ailments. This campaign has spawned the #22PushupChallenge, a trend spreading across social media, with the completed challenge honoring the 22 veterans who commit suicide daily due to mental health issues. Celebrities have begun to answer the call, completing the required 22 pushups and challenging others to do the same.

Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris started the wave, and even though Faris struggles a little more than her husband in the video, she grinds it out and eventually the two complete the challenge:

#22PushupChallenge @canadinoutlaw @TheRock @vincentdonofrio @johnkrasinski pic.twitter.com/R9GMpA5kku

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— chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) August 13, 2016

Actor Vincent D’Onofrio answered Pratt’s challenge, accompanied by some adorable dogs:

.#22PushupChallenge @prattprattpratt @MatthewModine @daxshepard1 @RobertDowneyJr @hawkDONOFRIO pic.twitter.com/MHaKmU5uKx

— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) August 13, 2016

Of course, it was only a matter of time before Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson jumped into the fray, with his own buddy Hobbs:

#22PushUpChallenge Raising awareness for our 22 US vets who commit suicide daily. If you're a vet and you're going thru it, just know we're thinking about you and you're not alone. Be strong, have faith, keep fighting that good fight and there's always a better day. I challenge my boys @kevinhart4real and @justinjames99 as well as our history making first black OLYMPIC Gold medalist in swimming @swimone13. Thanks to my bud @prattprattpratt for passin' the torch and Hobbs the beast for the bad breath kisses. I'll take em all day ?????

A video posted by therock (@therock) on Aug 15, 2016 at 5:09am PDT

Not to be left behind, actor John Krasinski also completed the challenge, bringing his dog along and pleading with him to “be more adorable!” so as not to fall behind his colleagues:

#22PushupChallenge @ChrisEvans @Miles_Teller @rise_movement @prattprattpratt #Veterans #NeverStopSayingThankYou pic.twitter.com/81JS7Z6joS

— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) August 15, 2016

Krasinski challenged Captain America, himself, Chris Evans, who obviously can’t leave a fallen soldier behind.

Thank you to all the men and women who serve this country #22PushupChallenge @Renner4Real @AnthonyMackie pic.twitter.com/BbA5j67uaM

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) August 15, 2016

Scott Eastwood joined in, showing off some muscle:

Thanks @prattprattpratt and @therock for calling people out this morning. the #22pushupchallenge is to raise awareness for our veterans that are suffering out there. We must never forget about those who fight and die for this country. If you are suffering call 1-800-273-8255 @ludacris know your hungover but I'm challenging you!!!

A video posted by Scott Eastwood (@scotteastwood) on Aug 15, 2016 at 10:12am PDT

Finally, Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo worked out her triceps with some pushups of her own:

@JimmyAkingbola your wish is my command, even with my wig and mic!! now show time ? #22PushupChallenge #day1 pic.twitter.com/GgfqByBv5Y

— Cynthia Erivo (@CynthiaEriVo) August 14, 2016

It’s awesome to see these celebs using their platforms to direct attention to this campaign. Now drop and give me 22!