Guard Reprimands Hegseth Group for Making Noise at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Army said the reprimand was routine, as sentinels regularly correct visitors who break silence at the memorial.
- On Wednesday, an Army sentinel reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his staff at Arlington National Cemetery after members of the group laughed near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- Hegseth and his senior staff accompanied President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to Arlington for the annual Veterans Day ceremony before the incident occurred.
- Stopping his patrol to face the group, the guard issued a stern warning: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!"
- Footage of the encounter aired shortly after Hegseth faced an impeachment push by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, which the GOP successfully blocked in a procedural vote Tuesday.
- Soldiers from The Old Guard, or 3rd Infantry Regiment, maintain a continuous watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which honors unidentified service members from World War I.
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A guarded soldier at the Unknown Soldier's Tomb in the Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C. loudly apostolated American Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for disrespecting him during a commemorative moment, after a heaven
An American soldier reprimanded US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and a group of his advisers on Wednesday near a memorial, at a ceremony honoring the veterans. ...
The U.S. Defense Minister and his relatives were on the grave of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, and a guard called them to order.
Hegseth and His Team Were Verbally Reprimanded by a Guard Soldier at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A soldier who provides security at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier addressed a verbal reprimand to a group of counselors and members of his team Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, following a Veteran's Day ceremony at the National Cemetery...
It appeared that the military guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier had disproved the delegation of the United States Secretary of War, Pete Higgseth, Wednesday, after laughter had been heard as they climbed the ranks of the site, according to a video documenting the incident.
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