Hegseth awards medal to soldier who chastised him
Verified: 32 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 8 of them from the United States.
Pete Hegseth was yelled at by a sentinel for poor decorum at Arlington National Cemetery. Now the Secretary of Defense has given him a medal.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
8 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CNN, Defense News, Eurasia Review and 5 more · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:09 PM UTCFirst reportHegseth’s group reprimanded for laughing during Veterans Day honoring at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 9:36 PM UTC+1 hPete Hegseth And Aides Told By Guard To ‘Maintain Silence’ At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldierforbes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:37 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 11, 10:09 PM UTC+2 hHegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierjapantoday.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:15 AM UTC+29 hSentinel At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Receives Awardeurasiareview.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:41 AM UTC+31 hPete Hegseth Gives Award to U.S. Army Sentinel Who Scolded Him at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierusmagazine.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:18 AM UTC+32 hHegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and groupnilepost.co.ug ↗
- Nov 13, 11:11 AM UTC+39 h· you’re reading thisHegseth awards medal to soldier who chastised himnpr.org ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same event: Hegseth awarding a medal to the soldier who reprimanded him at Arlington, with no conflicting facts.
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