Edition of 2026-11-13
Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded his group
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday to an Army specialist, identified by BBC News as Thomas Iglesias.
- The soldier reprimanded Hegseth and members of his group, who were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery during a Veterans Day visit.
- Hegseth wrote in a social media post, 'We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,' according to The Guardian.
- CBS News reported that the soldier was summoned to the Pentagon on Thursday.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday to an Army specialist, identified by BBC News as Thomas Iglesias.
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Specialist Thomas Iglesias had shouted at Hegseth's group to be quiet
- Read the source — BBC News (World)
The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , on Thursday awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
The soldier reprimanded Hegseth and members of his group, who were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery during a Veterans Day visit.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
after some in the group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day visit
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
Hegseth wrote in a social media post, 'We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,' according to The Guardian.
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“We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post.
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
CBS News reported that the soldier was summoned to the Pentagon on Thursday.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
The soldier who loudly and publicly reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his guests at Arlington National Cemetery was summoned to the Pentagon on Thursday.
- Read the source — CBS News
Original reporting and records
- Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — The Guardian (U.S.)
- Hegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and group — BBC News (World)
- Soldier who scolded Hegseth's entourage at Tomb of Unknown Soldier receives special honor from Pentagon chief — Fox News (Politics)
- Pete Hegseth, a Soldier’s Scolding and a Lesson at the Tomb of Unknowns — The New York Times (U.S.)
- Military cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth's Veterans Day reprimand — BBC News (World)
- Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded his group at Arlington National Cemetery — CBS News
- Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded group near tomb — CBS News
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