Friday 24 June 2022 06:15 PM Chris Pratt shakes hands with WWII veterans and thanks them at the premiere of ... trends now
Chris Pratt showed his appreciation for military veterans while on the red carpet at the premiere of his new action thriller series The Terminal List on Wednesday night.
Per The Daily Wire, the 43-year-old actor shook hands with WWII veterans who attended the premiere and expressed his gratitude for their service to the country.
'This is a wonderful group of extraordinary men of the greatest generation,' Chris told the "Associated Press.
Grateful: Chris Pratt showed his appreciation for military veterans while on the red carpet at the premiere of his new action thriller series The Terminal List on Wednesday night
The Jurassic Park: Dominion star continued, 'These are WWII veterans and every year they take a pilgrimage back to Normandy.'
'Thrilled to see them here. It was a surprise to me, I didn't know they were going to be here. And it was an opportunity to kind of just catch up with them.'
'I've been following their story. And I saw them and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, we got to spend time together,'' he added.
Honoring them: Per The Daily Wire, the 43-year-old actor shook hands with WWII veterans who attended the premiere and expressed his gratitude for their service to the country. (L-R) Nate Boyer, WWII Veteran Larry Stevens, David DiGilio, Chris Pratt, WWII Veteran Pete Corrao, Jack Carr, WWII Veteran Bruce Campbell, Jared Shaw, WWII Veteran Andre Chappaz, WWII Veteran Art Del Rey, and Taylor Kitsch
'You know, there’s not enough time in the world. Certainly on a press line where everything’s fifteen second bites. I’d like to really sit down and really, really talk with them and honor them for their great sacrifice.'
In a clip shared by Variety, Chris was seen shaking hands with a uniformed veteran who told the performer that he had been a member of the U.S. Army who was stationed in the Pacific.
'You look fantastic, you look sharp,' the Guardians of the Galaxy star told him. 'You look fantastic sir, thank you.'
'This is a wonderful group of extraordinary men of the greatest generation,' Chris told the Associated Press
The Parks and Recreation alum also heaped praise on military veterans in an interview with Reuters.
Chris told the outlet that he had an 'absolute affinity for our Navy SEAL community, for our men and women in uniform and especially for our special operators and all the go through and all they sacrifice.'
While on the red carpet, the Minnesota native posed for photos with veterans including The Terminal List author and former Navy SEAL Jack Carr, United States Army Green Beret Nate Boyer and WWII veterans Larry Stevens, Pete Corrao, Bruce Campbell, Andre Chappaz, and Art Del Rey.
