Army Sentinel Reprimands Hegseth's Group at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

An Army sentinel loudly reprimanded the group accompanying U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, according to a video that has spread online.

The video shows Hegseth's group pausing to take group photos, and people in the group can be heard laughing, before the sentinel spoke up. The guard yelled: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."

The tomb is watched over around the clock by a member of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as the "Old Guard," the Army unit that has guarded the memorial to unidentified American service members. Sentinels from the regiment stand watch at the tomb day and night, whatever the weather or the crowd.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the sentinel had responded "correctly" to the incident. The reprimand was the subject of the video.