# Stunning moment Pete Hegseth and his staff screamed at by guard for laughing during solemn Veterans Day memorial: ‘Pay respect!’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stunning-moment-pete-hegseth-and-his-staff-screamed-at-by-guard-for-laughing-during-solemn-veterans-day-memorial-pay-respect/
- Published: 2026-11-11T21:11:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T21:19:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16285419/Pete-Hegseth-crew-screamed-soldier-laughing-solemn-Veterans-Day-memorial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- A guard called for silence after hearing Hegseth’s group laughing.
- The incident followed a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington.
- The Pentagon said the reminder was appropriate.

## Summary

Pete Hegseth and a group of senior Pentagon officials were told to maintain silence after a guard heard them laughing near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The incident occurred after a Veterans Day ceremony and drew attention because the tomb is a solemn military memorial.

Hegseth was with his wife, Jennifer, chief of staff Ricky Buria and other officials when the group took photographs and began walking away. A sentinel from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment called out that visitors must maintain silence and respect, then resumed his patrol. A Pentagon spokesman said the department honours military sacrifices and that the soldier had correctly reminded everyone to maintain decorum.

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