Pete Hegseth honors soldier who scolded him at Arlington cemetery
Now the Secretary of Defense has given him a medal.
Key points
- The site is one of the most solemn military memorials in the US.
- Following a ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at to be quiet.
Specialist Thomas Iglesias had shouted at Hegseth's group to be quiet after they could be heard talking and laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Pete Hegseth was yelled at by a sentinel for poor decorum at Arlington National Cemetery.
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