Guard at memorial site can be heard yelling at group to ‘maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all
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TL;DR
An army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery has reprimanded US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his guests, asking them to maintain ‘silence and respect’ Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal on Thursday to the service member who reprimanded his group for making noise at the Tomb of...
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/12/hegseth-scolded-by-security-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier?traffic_source=rss
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/hegseth-entourage-reprimanded-by-guard-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier?traffic_source=rss
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Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/11/12/hegseth-awards-army-member-for-reprimanding-him-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvg2r3dq7xno?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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Bloomberg Politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-12/hegseth-awards-soldier-who-admonished-his-party-on-veterans-day
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CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-medal-reprimand-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier