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U.S. Defence Secretary Hegseth, staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Verified: 17 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from the United States.

📍 United States, US·🕐 19m ago·17 outlets

As the group broke from taking photos, a loud laugh could be heard, and the soldier guarding the tomb shouted that “all visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times”

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The Hindu· National ↗Japan Today· National ↗1News· National ↗Gulf News· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗South China Morning Post· National ↗Yahoo News· Aggregator ↗Times of Oman· National ↗RTÉ· National ↗New Straits Times· National ↗

The story so far · 17 reports · · 12 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 9:37 PM UTC

2 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Forbes, Yahoo News · how we count

Nov 11, 8:09 PM UTCFirst report
Hegseth’s group reprimanded for laughing during Veterans Day honoring at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier independent.co.uk ↗
Nov 11, 9:36 PM UTC+1 h
Pete Hegseth And Aides Told By Guard To ‘Maintain Silence’ At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier forbes.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:37 PM UTC · +1 h
Nov 11, 10:09 PM UTC+2 h
Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier japantoday.com ↗
Nov 12, 2:52 AM UTC+7 h
US Army sentinel reprimands Hegseth, advisers for talking near Tomb of Unknown Soldier timesofoman.com ↗
Nov 12, 3:26 AM UTC+7 h
US soldier appears to admonish Pentagon chief Hegseth's group at Tomb of Unknown Soldier thenationalnews.com ↗
Nov 12, 4:20 AM UTC+8 h
Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier gulfnews.com ↗
Nov 12, 5:45 AM UTC+10 h· you’re reading this
U.S. Defence Secretary Hegseth, staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierthehindu.com ↗

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[Claude] All three reports describe the same incident of a guard reprimanding Hegseth's group at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after Veterans Day, with no conflicting facts.

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