WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier scolded Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and his senior advisers for not being respectful after some members in the group laughed while posing for pictures in front of the memorial.

"All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all time," the sentinel yelled, prompting Hegseth and other members of the group to turn around as they were walking away from the memorial. The incident, which was captured by television cameras, took place after a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

In addition to Hegseth, the group admonished by the sentinel included his chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver, senior adviser Tami Radabaugh and Hegseth's wife, Jennifer Hegseth. It was not clear which members of the group were laughing.

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[–] 34 points 4 hours ago

You're goddamn right. I remember watching a couple videos of visitors recording at the Tomb years ago, and there were just a couple people whispering a little too loud and the sentinel went off on them.

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  • [–] 29 points 4 hours ago

    Fucking disgrace.

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  • [–] 27 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

    I wouldn't fuck with the Sentinels. they're far from push overs, and they take it seriously. (As they should.)

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  • [–] 20 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    Much respect for that man doing his job regardless of who was violating the rules.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    Such a "warrior" you fucking drunken disgrace.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago

    This is what happens when you put a man in charge of an organization he neither likes nor respects

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  • [–] 6 points 3 hours ago

    Clownfuck subhuman disgrace.

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  • [–] 4 points 41 minutes ago* (3 children)

    I've also been yelled at by the Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for violating decorum.

    In my defense, I was 12 at the time.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 13 minutes ago* (last edited 8 minutes ago)

    Further in your defense, you were not the acting Secretary of Defense, at the time.

    But yeah lol, I've been at Buckingham Palace as a kid, and can remember some other girl in our tourist group standing in the path of the guards and smiling like an idiot.

    They march to a stop, simultaneously stomp their feet down and reshoulder their rifles, and scream "MAKE WAY FOR THE GRENADIER GUARD!"

    She peed herself and ran away crying lol.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

    Just the sort of bootlicking bullshit yanks seem to care about.

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  • [–] 1 point 29 minutes ago (1 child)

    I think the closest comparison to the UK are the Royal Guards with their funny hats. I've seen similar videos of those palace guards doing the exact same thing as this soldier.

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    [–] 1 point 2 hours ago

    Cue Curb Your Enthusiasm music

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