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'Maintain Silence, Pay Respect': Hegseth, Advisers Reprimanded For Laughing At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier | WATCH

Headline via Times Now · first report 12 Nov, 01:16 IST, latest 12 Nov, 04:25 IST

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5 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Independent at 12 Nov, 01:16 IST; the latest is from BBC News at 12 Nov, 04:25 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report12 Nov, 01:16 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 04:25 IST
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The conduct occurred at Arlington National Cemetery during a ceremony to honor unidentified fallen US service members
A Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sentinel reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his senior advisers on Veterans Day after some in the group laughed and chatted near the memorial.
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.
Pete Hegseth and his entourage visited the site as part of the wider Veterans Day commemorations.
A soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal reprimand to a group of advisers and staff with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Video shows Hegseth taking photos on the empty…

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