# Hegseth and his entourage scolded by military sentinel at Tomb of the Unknowns

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Post, Nov 11, 2026, 3:47 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/11/11/hegseth-scolded-by-sentinel-tomb-unknown-soldier/>

The defense secretary, his wife and aides were admonished after they were observed laughing and talking during a visit to the sacred site at Arlington National Cemetery.

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In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 2:26 PM: [Sentinel at Tomb of Unknown Soldier yells at Hegseth group to maintain decorum](<https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6214248-pete-hegseth-decorum-army-sentinel-veterans-day-tomb-unknown-soldier/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  A group including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke decorum and was loudly admonished by the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. Hegseth was accompanied by some of his senior staff for the annual Veterans Day ceremony when they stopped to take photos. In videos shared online,…
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:46 PM: [Guard scolds Hegseth’s group at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day](<https://www.ms.now/news/guard-scolds-hegseths-group-tomb-the-unknown-soldier-arlington-cemetery-veterans-day>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  A guard demanded silence after laughter was heard as the defense secretary and his group finished taking photos near the solemn memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:47 PM: [Hegseth and his entourage scolded by military sentinel at Tomb of the Unknowns](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/11/11/hegseth-scolded-by-sentinel-tomb-unknown-soldier/>) — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States)
  The defense secretary, his wife and aides were admonished after they were observed laughing and talking during a visit to the sacred site at Arlington National Cemetery.
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:59 PM: [Arlington guard scolds Hegseth’s entourage for laughing near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4800693/pete-hegseth-group-scolded-laughing-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-veterans-day/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s entourage at the Arlington National Cemetery was rebuked on Wednesday after someone in the group laughed near a revered memorial. Hegseth, his wife, and several others in his group were posing for photos at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier when live TV coverage captured the moment. A U.S. Army sentinel