# Hegseth's group admonished at Tomb of the Unknowns during Veterans Day visit

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7 outlets covering · First listed: ABC News, Nov 12, 2026, 6:33 AM · Read it: <https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseths-group-admonished-tomb-unknowns-veterans-day-visit/story?id=138057241>

Someone in the group laughed after a group photo, causing the reaction.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 3:07 PM: [Hegseth and group reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxNUl9UVDlwekdWUFVILXZsSzY2Nm1MXzB2MjlDZHZpVE11c1JpZk40RmhtTFY3OWdKdWJLN0l5QU90NVYwSDZyUTZjdVRmNERwaVFpZkJIQ001ejNrbFpxWXRDUVIyMTE3Z0NmbWtJd3JsblA0QmpTd1hkNUFoNmJBbnFhWnozakJ2NEtWZDE3VVd2eXY0bjhoTFhLaXJtdXdabEFlb3E4QjU1bXVuVEhscWJGeHY5dEpBTTZhRmRkTEZkV2Rab0E?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:13 PM: [Hegseth's group reprimanded for noise at Tomb of Unknown Soldier](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-arlington-cemetery/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded a group of people that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for making noise at the site.
- 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, rated Left)
  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, 5:11 PM: [Army sentinel sharply reprimands Hegseth's group at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day](<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/army-sentinel-sharply-reprimands-hegseths-group-tomb-unknown-soldier-veterans-day>) — Fox News (TV network, United States, rated Right)
  Video captures the moment a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sentinel called for silence and respect after laughter from Pete Hegseth's departing group.
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:33 AM: [Hegseth's group admonished at Tomb of the Unknowns during Veterans Day visit](<https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseths-group-admonished-tomb-unknowns-veterans-day-visit/story?id=138057241>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Someone in the group laughed after a group photo, causing the reaction.
- Nov 12, 2026, 11:17 AM: [Hegseth honors guard who scolded his group at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/hegseth-honors-guard-who-scolded-him-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-171707681.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 12, 2026, 12:46 PM: [Hegseth awards medal to soldier who admonished him, his team at Tomb of the Unknowns](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/11/12/hegseth-awards-spec-thomas-iglesias-who-scolded-him-tomb-unknowns/>) — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Video elicited furious backlash from critics incredulous that a defense secretary would behave disrespectfully at one of the nation’s most sacred memorials.