Posted on 11/12/2026 9:33:05 AM PST by hcmama
ecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded the soldier who reprimanded him and members of his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday.
“We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth said in a post on social media.
A Pentagon official confirmed that Hegseth welcomed the 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard, to the Pentagon “where he proudly awarded Specialist Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties at the Tomb of the unknown Soldier on November 11, 2026.”
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Demonrats are fuming!
I heard the Democrats really dont like him.
Good move by Secretary of War Hegseth.
How about a promotion and a payraise?.................
I agree with it being a classy move. If that had been during the Biden or Obama era, that soldier would have been punished.
I’m a big Pete fan but this seems like damage control. When the rats impeach him they are going to run that video on a loop in prime time.
Take that all you idiots who thought Hegseth would punish the kid.
This is like the rookie cop citing the Chief for speeding.
The Unofficial “12th General Order”
According to Veteran TV, the most common version used across the Marine Corps and Navy is:
“To walk my post from flank to flank, and take no shit from any rank.”
A few years ago I was in our company warehouse (not my normal job) working with a hazardous product. The packaging tank was safe to just throw away when empty.
I emptied one, tossed it in the dumpster and went to lunch. When I returned, the tank was sitting where I was working. A forklift operator came by and told me that Larry, the HAZMAT guy turned me in to the warehouse general manager.
I walked into the GM’s office and he looked a little mad until I explained that what I had done was legit.
I asked him to call Larry in where I thanked him for caring enough to call me out.
I later submitted his name for a corporate award (Fortune 500 multinational) for employees who go above and beyond.
He didn’t get the award but he did get a care package from the corporate office. For a nameless faceless warehouse employee, that meant more to him than anything that I cared enough to nominate him.
Hegseth is a great leader.
I saw a soldier, a guard, at the tomb admonish several visitors who were not acting appropriately. He told one group to stand and be quiet when the guard was changed.
Perhaps only if they are confident they can convince their useful idiots that Pete's laugh sounds just like a woman's laugh.
Democrats upset about something? LOL What aren't they upset about?
EXACTLY! Good for Pete.
SecDef did the right thing.
“Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him and aides at Arlington Cemetery”. Hegseth, Secretary of War, did you follow protocol when you visited?
Love it!!
I have to chuckle, I can’t imagine what was going thru that Marine’s mind before he gave the order. After all, it was his ultimate boss, the Sec. of War that he was yelling at.....LOL!
Back in the 1980’s I stopped a man taking photos in a secure area and asked for identification. He was a VP of the company. He thanked me for requesting identification.
Smart and appropriate.
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