Arlington sentinel directs silence order at Hegseth's departing group

The brief footage shows the US defence secretary on the memorial steps as a guard calls for respect from all visitors.

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Pete Hegseth and his entourage are climbing the memorial amphitheatre steps when a sentinel's command carries across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

"It is requested that all visitors maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times," the guard says.

BBC News, the United Kingdom's public-service news broadcaster, presents the footage as a reprimand of the US defence secretary during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

The camera pans from the group to the uniformed sentinel, carrying a rifle and continuing his patrol, before returning to the steps as the visitors move away. The short clip does not explain what prompted the warning, and the guard's words address all visitors rather than naming Hegseth.

The broadcaster has also posted a separate explainer asking why the soldier issued the reprimand.

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