Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded his team at Arlington Cemetery

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday to the soldier who reprimanded him and members of his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery a day earlier.

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday to the soldier who reprimanded him and members of his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery a day earlier.

“We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth said in a post on social media. “Carry on Patriots.”

A video of a Veterans Day observance event on Wednesday showed Hegseth, his wife and senior advisers laughing and talking while posing for photos in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before the guard told them to be quiet.

A Pentagon official confirmed that Hegseth welcomed the 3rd Infantry Regiment to the Pentagon, “where he proudly awarded Specialist Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties at the National Cemetery.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard, is responsible for holding vigil over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Photos shared on the defense secretary's X account showed him presenting the medal to Iglesias.

In the video, the army sentinel on duty later identified as Iglesias can be seen stepping toward Hegseth's group and shouting: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."

The Arlington National Cemetery etiquette requests that visitors speak quietly and do not engage in disrespectful or disorderly conduct.

The tomb, which is one of the country's most sacred war memorials, marks the final resting place of an unknown soldier who was killed in World War One.

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