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Tomb of Unknown Soldier guard granted medal after reprimanding Hegseth at site

Tomb of Unknown Soldier guard granted medal after reprimanding Hegseth at site

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded an Army sentinel a Joint Service Commendation Medal after the soldier chastised the secretary and his staff for their loud behavior at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Hegseth announced the award on social media Thursday, following the Pentagon’s previous assertion that the

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  1. West Virginia Watch
    US House GOP blocks effort to impeach Hegseth

    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Finn G

  2. OK! Magazine
    CNN’s Jake Tapper Calls Out Pete Hegseth’s ‘Disrespect’ and ‘Hypocrisy’ After Defense Secretary Gets Scolded at Veteran’s Day Appearance

    Jake Tapper ripped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for bringing a giggling posse to Arlington, Virginia’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which resulted in the military veteran getting roundly scold

  3. Colorado politics news, elections, races, candidates — The Denver Post
    Hegseth awards soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans

  4. Politics – San Diego Union-Tribune
    Hegseth awards soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans

  5. Politics – Hartford Courant
    Hegseth awards soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans

  6. Orlando Sentinel
    Hegseth awards soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans

  7. The Guardian
    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 visitThe defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the

  8. CBC | World News
    U.S. army guard given medal by Hegseth day after Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimand

    U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cem

  9. Military Times
    Tomb of Unknown Soldier guard granted medal after reprimanding Hegseth at site

    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded an Army sentinel a Joint Service Commendation Medal after the soldier chastised the secretary and his staff for their loud behavior at the Tomb of the Unknown

  10. The Independent
    Hegseth gives medal to soldier who reprimanded his group for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal to the U.S. serviceman who reprimanded his entourage Wednesday for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

  11. Stuff - /
    ‘Well done, Specialist’: Pete Hegseth awards soldier who loudly told him off

    US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National C

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