Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him at memorial site
Footage of the interaction shows Hegseth posing for photos on the steps in front of the tomb with several senior members of staff and his wife.
On Memorial Day, a U.S. soldier named Specialist Thomas Iglesias was guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery when he reprimanded a group of government officials, including Pentagon Chief of Staff Pete Hegseth, for laughing at the somber site. Hegseth later awarded Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his conduct.
The incident occurred during a Veterans Day memorial event where the group was taking pictures. The soldier's rebuke came after Hegseth and others were seen laughing in photos from the event.
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