Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visit
‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visit
Group attending Veterans Day ceremony sharply reminded by sentinel to maintain ‘silence and respect’ at sacred site
Following a wreath-laying ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at by a US Army sentinel to be quiet.
CNN’s Jake Tapper breaks down the incident at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Wednesday when Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and a group of his advisers were reprimanded by a member of the Old Guard.
A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, his wife, and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most sacred war memorials in the US, marking the final resting place of an unknown soldier who was killed in World War I. CNN has asked the Pentagon for comment.
Guard at memorial site can be heard yelling at group to 'maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times'.
A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony.