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Posted on 11/11/2026 2:24:01 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Defense secretary's group was laughing, chatting after taking photos at memorial
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got a sharp reminder about decorum on Wednesday at one of the nation's most solemn sites. While at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day for a ceremony where President Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Hegseth, his wife, and senior aides were chatting and laughing after taking photos in front of the tomb, prompting an on-duty sentinel to call out, "All visitors will maintain atmospheric silence and respect at all times," NBC News reports. Hegseth did not visibly respond and kept walking up nearby steps.
Hegseth was with his wife, Jennifer, chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver, and senior adviser and deputy assistant Tami Radabaugh, CNN reports. Asked about the exchange, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Hegseth and the department "have always honored" the military's sacrifices. "While commemorating this solemn day, a soldier correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum," Parnell said. The tomb, considered one of the most sacred war memorials in the US, has been guarded around the clock by soldiers from the US Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment since 1948, reports the AP.
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I'm not seeing this. Yet this report is blowing up the MSM sites.
Sounds like something Obamao would do.
And Biden (looking at watch)
And Mamdani and AOC (laughing during 9/11 ceremony)
And Clinton (caught laughing at Ron Brown funeral)
Hegseth should own this, and thank the guard.
I’ve seen several videos of the guards ordering people to be silent and exercise respect. They take the dignity of the site very seriously.
I’m not seeing any disrespect from Hegseth, who is a legit combat vet, in any way shape or form
I think this is blurted out by the soldier on a regular basis and was NOT directed at Pete and others.
There’s a strict rule to maintain silence at the Tomb. The guards always reprimand anyone violating it.
Fake news. Probably a setup
No matter what he does, the media -- owned lock, stock and barrel by the Democrat/Communist/Jihadist Party -- is going to do what they're going to do. Let 'em.
A DOD spokesman confirmed that the event occurred and that no disrespect was intended.
Talk about giving a gift to the rats. Idiotic & tone-deaf and the timing is breathtakingly bad..
“Talk about giving a gift to the rats. Idiotic & tone-deaf and the timing is breathtakingly bad..”
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It’ll be played at his Senate trial to show his arrogance at the most sacred place the military guards.
Many people have no manners anymore. Etiquette is a language they were never taught.
There were a lot of people there, and the loudest laughter seemed to come from a woman. There’s no proof Hegseth himself was violating the silence.
Keep bending over, boomer.
Why would it not be blown up?
A spectacular fail of our own Secretary of War on a special day of commemoration at a sacred site.
You think it’s unworthy of coverage?
“Fake news”??
How so? Was it AI?
Tomb of the Unknown is on another level though. The decorum is physically gatekept by a soldier.
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