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‘I Always Wanted to Be Exactly Like Him’: Chris Pratt Honors His Brother Cully on Veterans Day

Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for MTV
Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for MTV
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By Will Maule
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November 11, 2019

To mark this year’s Veterans Day commemoration, Hollywood actor Chris Pratt penned a powerful Instagram post in tribute to the men and women of the armed forces.

Pratt comes from a family steeped in armed service, with several of his loved ones having spent considerable time in the military.

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“This is my older brother Cully. #happyveteransday,” Pratt wrote alongside a picture of his brother in uniform. “I always wanted to be exactly like him. He is a good big brother. He’s always led with love.”

“Growing up we wrestled for hours every day and smashed every bit of furniture in the house but never actually fought,” Chris continued. “He taught me everything. He put up with me and my incessant hyperactivity and forced his friends to do the same.”

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Too often, we think of our armed forces as a distant group of people who are out fighting in some far off land. We may appreciate them, but we often fail to remember that each and every one has a life story and a reason for why they enlisted in the first place.

Christ said he felt it necessary to provide something of a profile on his big brother in order to highlight that “he’s a real person.”

“The more we can look at our veterans for who they are, actual people, with siblings and parents, with children and funny pasts- the more we can approach our relationships to them with compassion and understanding,” Pratt explained.

The “Jurassic World” star added that Cully “didn’t join the army because he wanted to be Rambo” but “because it was an opportunity for a hard-nosed kid who couldn’t afford college, somebody who wanted to get the hell out of his small town.”

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This is my older brother Cully. #happyveteransday I always wanted to be exactly like him. We were the same size despite our three year difference in age so as a kid I would wear the same clothes he wore, literally the day after he wore them- picking them up off the floor in his room. ??‍♂️ What can I say? He knew how to match and I liked the smell. One day his friends started to notice and he kindly urged me to wear my own clothes. He is a good big brother. He’s always led with love. Growing up we wrestled for hours every day and smashed every bit of furniture in the house but never actually fought. He taught me everything. He put up with me and my incessant hyperactivity and forced his friends to do the same. I say all this to point out that he’s a real person. And the more we can look at our veterans for who they are, actual people, with siblings and parents, with children and funny pasts- the more we can approach our relationships to them with compassion and understanding. My brother didn’t join the army because he wanted to be Rambo. He joined because it was an opportunity for a hard nosed kid who couldn’t afford college, somebody who wanted to get the hell out of his small town and probably wanted his own clothes. We have the greatest armed forces the world has ever seen. It’s made up of real people who joined for myriad reasons. Brave men and women who sacrifice a whole hell of a lot. Today is their day. So celebrate a veteran today. Today I celebrate Cully, as well as my cousin Curtis, Uncle Steve, Uncle Skip, second Cousins, Joey and Alex, besties Jared and Jeffrey, all those I’ve fished for hunted with, those who’ve blessed me with their challenge coins as I’ve encountered them on press junkets and in my travels, the many in the film industry working both in front of and behind the cameras. To those currently serving and those out thanks for your service. We appreciate you! ?♥️??

A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Nov 11, 2019 at 5:07am PST

Pratt concluded:

“We have the greatest armed forces the world has ever seen. It’s made up of real people who joined for myriad reasons. Brave men and women who sacrifice a whole hell of a lot. Today is their day. So celebrate a veteran today. Today I celebrate Cully, as well as my cousin Curtis, Uncle Steve, Uncle Skip, second Cousins, Joey and Alex, besties Jared and Jeffrey, all those I’ve fished for hunted with, those who’ve blessed me with their challenge coins as I’ve encountered them on press junkets and in my travels, the many in the film industry working both in front of and behind the cameras. To those currently serving and those out thanks for your service. We appreciate you!”

Meet Chris Pratt’s Brother: Army Vet, Cop, and Talented Artist

Cully is now a police officer in Solano County, California. He also creates and sells faith-based artwork. Faithwire spoke with Cully last year to discuss his faith and what inspired him to create artwork.

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#Amen #Joshua24:15 #biblical #jesus Full day drawing, routering, cutting, painting, sanding, assembling & drinking beer at the #sweatshop Finished up several custom Christmas #cullypratt #pocketdumptray 's that are now on their way out folks around the country! If you dont see yours, don't worry we're plugging away at the #Geterdonelist Stay tuned!

A post shared by Cully Pratt (@cullypratt) on Dec 7, 2018 at 4:12pm PST

A selection of his works can be found here.

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