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Pete Hegseth And Staff Reprimanded By Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Guard After Laughing At Arlington Cemetery On Veterans Day Ceremony | Watch

Headline via Free Press Journal · first report 12 Nov, 01:16 IST, latest 13 Nov, 15:57 IST

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19 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 NPR at 13 Nov, 15:57 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 report13 Nov, 15:57 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…
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…

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