Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Verified: 25 outlets in 15 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.
‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visit The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who called out him and members of his staff after some in the group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day visit. “We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post. “Carry on Patriots.” The post included a series of photos of Hegseth with the soldier.
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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.
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4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CNN, Defense News, Forbes and 1 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 12, 10:29 AM UTC+14 hHegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierbbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 4:39 PM UTC+21 hHegseth honors guard who scolded him for laughter at Tomb of Unknown Soldieryahoo.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 5:40 PM UTC+22 hHegseth honors guard who scolded his group at the Tomb of Unknown Soldieryahoo.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 6:28 PM UTC+22 h· you’re reading thisPete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldiertheguardian.com (again) ↗
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11m agoPete 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 The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who called out him and members of his staff after some in the group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day visit. “We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post. “Carry on Patriots.” The post included a series of photos of Hegseth with the soldier.
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