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Hegseth presents an award to the soldier who loudly corrected his group at Arlington
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:22 am
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:22 am
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:23 am to NC_Tigah
Perfect response.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:24 am to NC_Tigah
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Carry on Patriots
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:27 am to NC_Tigah
Absolutely the proper way to handle the situation, the specialist was 100% correct. He walked his post in a military manner, maintained his bearing and made the correction to the person being disrespectful. Good on Hegseth for recognizing it and not running from the situation
This post was edited on 11/12/26 at 11:30 am
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:27 am to NC_Tigah
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Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded his group at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
by Stefan Becket
November 12, 2026
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal on Thursday to the service member who reprimanded his group for making noise at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day.
Hegseth posted a series of photos on X with the soldier, Specialist Thomas Iglesias, and other members of the unit who guard the tomb at Arlington National Cemetery around the clock. One of the photos showed Hegseth pinning a medal to Iglesias' chest.
"We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist," Hegseth wrote. "Carry on Patriots."
A Pentagon official said Hegseth "welcomed the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, the Old Guard, to the Pentagon where he proudly awarded Specialist Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 2026."
Iglesias was guarding the Tomb following a Veterans Day event that included Hegseth, President Trump and other administration officials. Footage showed Hegseth, his wife, his chief of staff and other aides posing for photos near the tomb. Someone laughed, and Iglesias shouted: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."
In the aftermath, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told CBS News: "The Secretary and the entire Department have always honored-and will always honor-the sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep America safe. While commemorating this solemn day, a soldier correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum."
Soldiers reminding visitors to maintain decorum at the tomb is not uncommon. One member of the regiment that guards the tomb said in an Army interview in 2022 that sentinels react to the crowd two or three times per day.
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Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:30 am to NC_Tigah
DSA Media and DSA Loyalists are now seething. 
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:36 am to NC_Tigah
I would have thrown the cackling loud arse woman that was laughing and making all the noise under the bus but yeah a medal will do.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:37 am to Bass Tiger
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DSA Media and DSA Loyalists are now seething.
Muh peach-mints!
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:37 am to NC_Tigah
He better not pull that stunt when Democrats come by to spray paint graffiti on the tomb or he will get charged with a hate crime
Posted on 11/12/26 at 11:37 am to NC_Tigah
I bet Lloyd Austin would have done things differently.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:04 pm to NC_Tigah
Participation trophy generation awards a medal for doing one’s job at work.
Did he write himself up for being disrespectful at work?
Did he write himself up for being disrespectful at work?
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:09 pm to Beauw
You mean like actually holding himself accountable and apologizing?
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:13 pm to 4cubbies
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4cubbies
With all due respect, men are talking.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:13 pm to 4cubbies
What a miserable frick you are. You are assuming it was Hegseth that made noise. You know what happens when you assume?
Either way, nobody was intentionally being disrespectful.
Either way, nobody was intentionally being disrespectful.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:13 pm to NC_Tigah
The left:
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:18 pm to 4cubbies
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Participation trophy generation
Are you stupid? Of course. Hegseth is a participation generation participant? The man served his country so people like yourself can sit on message boards and criticize those that are in the arena.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:19 pm to NC_Tigah
This is what a manly response looks like.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:23 pm to LSUMANINVA
What's amazing to me is that X worked itself into a frenzy that the soldier would be reprimanded.
They genuinely believed that was the more likely outcome than this. Not do you have to jump to the assumption Pete is some bad faith actor when it comes to military decorum - despite pretty much all evidence to the contrary and showing he takes it all incredibly seriously. You'd have to assume he'd throw caution to the wind and do the worst possible thing optically.
Just silly, silly people.
They genuinely believed that was the more likely outcome than this. Not do you have to jump to the assumption Pete is some bad faith actor when it comes to military decorum - despite pretty much all evidence to the contrary and showing he takes it all incredibly seriously. You'd have to assume he'd throw caution to the wind and do the worst possible thing optically.
Just silly, silly people.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:24 pm to Undertow
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Either way, nobody was intentionally being disrespectful.
So the Secretary of Defense was just ignorant to the proper way to conduct himself and inform his guests of expected behavior at the nations most sacred site?
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:27 pm to 4cubbies
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Participation trophy generation awards a medal for doing one’s job at work.
What an absurd way to interpret this stunt.
Yes, it was a stunt (a smart one, for sure), but yes your read on it is utterly absurd.
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