Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visit
TL;DR
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to Specialist Thomas Iglesias.
- Specialist Iglesias confronted Hegseth and his staff for laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- Hegseth expressed his support for upholding standards, stating, 'We love standards. Well done, Specialist.'
- The incident took place during a Veterans Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a sacred war memorial guarded by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard, who enforce strict standards of silence and respect.