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Hegseth reprimanded at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was told to maintain silence after laughing during a photo at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.
In brief
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was told to maintain silence after laughing during a photo at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day. A US Army sentinel reprimanded Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his group for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National…
Hegseth reprimanded at Arlington
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his group were reprimanded by a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday following a wreath-laying ceremony marking Veterans Day.
Laughter breaks the silence
Hegseth joined the group for a photo and someone laughed, prompting the US Army sentinel guarding the tomb to shout at the visitors.
Sentinel enforces the rules
The sentinel told the group: All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.
“All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times”
What to remember
A US Army sentinel reprimanded Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his group for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
