{
  "id": 19746638,
  "title": "Pete Hegseth Honours US Army Sentinel Who Reprimanded Him For Laughing Near Tomb Of Unknown Soldier At Arlington Cemetery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/pete-hegseth-honours-us-army-sentinel-who-reprimanded-him-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/pete-hegseth-honours-us-army-sentinel-who-reprimanded-him-for-laughing-near-tomb-of-unknown-soldier-at-arlington-cemetery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recognized an Army sentinel who corrected him and his staff for laughing near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery during a Veterans Day event. Hegseth commended the soldier for maintaining proper decorum at the solemn site, which is guarded by the 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, since 1948. The incident occurred after a recent Veterans Day ceremony attended by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, and the soldier had asked the group to remain silent and respectful out of respect for the memorial.",
  "summary": "Washington: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Thursday (local time) awarded a medal to a US Army sentinel who reprimanded him and his senior aides for talking and laughing near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery following a Veterans Day ceremony. Hegseth announced the recognition in a post on X, praising the soldier for upholding military standards and maintaining…",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}