A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony.

“All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times,” the sentinel called out, stopping his patrol to face the group as they departed.

Jerk didn't even seem to care. I bet he turns around and tries to get the Sentinel reprimanded.

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[–] 70 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

That's a truly sacred place that the regime has desecrated twice now. If you didn't know you need to be silent at the Tomb, you would pick it up quick. Throughout the cemetery there can be 20-30 funerals a day. But that doesn't quite touch it.

These remains represent everyone who didn't get a funeral. Everyone who didn't get to mourn their drafted son. Everyone who died because their choice to live was taken from them, and then their name lost to history.

It quite honestly feels like a bubble. It doesn't just get "quieter" near the tomb. There's an area around it where all you can hear are footsteps, the wind, and the repetition of the patrol movements.

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