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Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him and aides at Arlington Cemetery
Secretary 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.
âWe love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,â Hegseth said in a post on social media. âCarry on Patriots.â
A Pentagon official confirmed that Hegseth welcomed the 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard, to the Pentagon âwhere 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.â
Hegseth, his wife, chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver and senior adviser and deputy assistant Tami Radabaugh were taking photos in front of the tomb after a Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery when some in the group were heard laughing and chatting after the photos were taken. The soldier patrolling in front of the tomb, Spc. Thomas Iglesias, stopped walking and faced the group.
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Hegseth awards medal to guard who scolded him at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior Defense Department officials were reprimanded by a guard after they began laughing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, shortly after a solemn Veterans Day ceremony concluded.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded the soldier who reprimanded him and his aides at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the Joint Service Commendation Medal.
In a post on X, Hegseth shared a photo pinning the award on Spc. Thomas Iglesias and wrote, “We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist.”
A day earlier, Hegseth had been attending a Veterans Day ceremony during which President Donald Trump laid a wreath in honor of fallen soldiers. Video shows Hegseth taking photos on the empty steps in front of the tomb with his wife Jennifer and some of the secretary’s top aides.
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