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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his entourage were reprimanded by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. The guard publicly ordered the group to maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect after laughter and talking were observed while taking photos.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that an Army sentinel loudly reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his group at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
Left-leaning outlets like HuffPost and The Guardian framed the incident sharply around criticism of Hegseth, using loaded terms like absolutely disgusting and shameful. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner and New York Post emphasized the guard's precise warning about maintaining silence and respect, while BizPac Review attributed the laughter specifically to a woman in the group and criticized opponents for feigning patriotism.
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Sentinel at Tomb of Unknown Soldier yells at Hegseth group to maintain decorum
A group including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke decorum and was loudly admonished by the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. Hegseth was accompanied by some of his senior staff for the annual Veterans Day ceremony when they stopped to take photos. In videos shared online,…
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Source context: President Trump traveled to Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, laying a wreath in honor of fallen U.S. soldiers. But the cameras also captured a U.S. Army sentinel reprimanding a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, demanding that they show respect. Charlie …
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Group attending Veterans Day ceremony sharply reminded by sentinel to maintain ‘silence and respect’ at sacred siteA US army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier loudly reprimanded the embattled US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and his top staffers on Wednesday, after some in the group were heard laughing and talking near the memorial…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reprimanded Wednesday by an Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier who asked him and his guests to maintain “atmospheric silence and respect.”
A Pentagon spokesman said the sentinel had “reminded everyone to maintain decorum” after laughter was heard from a group visiting the burial site with the Defense Secretary on Wednesday.
Narrowly dodging impeachment yesterday might have put Pete Hegseth in too chipper a mood. After a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Hegseth posed for photos in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a group that included his wife, Jennifer, and several other members of his staff. But when loud laughter…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing new criticism after a stunning moment at Arlington National Cemetery on Veteran’s Day when an Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Hegseth and others, telling them to be respectful of the sacred place. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
The defense secretary, his wife and aides were admonished after they were observed laughing and talking during a visit to the sacred site at Arlington National Cemetery.
A sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had to remind Hegseth’s group to be silent and respectful.
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A group including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke decorum and was loudly admonished by the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. Hegseth was accompanied by some of his senior staff for the annual Veterans Day ceremony when they stopped to take photos. In videos shared online,…
President Trump traveled to Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, laying a wreath in honor of fallen U.S. soldiers. But the cameras also captured a U.S. Army sentinel reprimanding a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, demanding that they show respect. Charlie D'Agata has more.
The guard told the defence secretary and his companions to maintain an atmosphere of "silence and respect" during a Veterans Day visit.
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s entourage at the Arlington National Cemetery was rebuked on Wednesday after someone in the group laughed near a revered memorial. Hegseth, his wife, and several others in his group were posing for photos at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier when live TV coverage captured the moment. A U.S. Army sentinel…
"All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!" a soldier from the 3rd US Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," immediately barked at the group.
Those on the side of demonizing anything pro-America have all of a sudden found their patriotism over footage that puts Sec. of War Pete Hegseth in a…
