Soldier reprimands Hegseth for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was publicly reprimanded by a soldier at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday after his group laughed during a photo session. The soldier, who was on patrol, stopped and shouted at Hegseth, his wife, and staff that all visitors must maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times, according to CNN. The incident occurred during a Veterans Day ceremony also attended by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. The tomb holds an unidentified American soldier from World War I and symbolizes all unidentified war dead. It has been guarded around the clock by the elite Old Guard unit since 1948.


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