Arlington silence warning was a reminder of rules, Pentagon says

The Spanish report shows Hegseth's group falling quiet before the sentinel resumes his ceremonial patrol.

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The Pentagon defended the sentinel who demanded silence from a group including US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Arlington National Cemetery, according to Spain's newspaper EL PAÍS. Its brief report says the soldier was reminding visitors of the memorial's rules of respect.

The footage shows officials and advisers climbing the steps beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Virginia. The sentinel stops his patrol, turns toward the group and delivers a forceful instruction: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."

The group falls quiet. The soldier turns back and resumes his measured march with his rifle, continuing past a floral wreath while the visitors remain silent on the terrace above.

The report identifies laughter and conversation beside the tomb as the reason for the intervention. Its closing context is the Pentagon's support for the soldier's enforcement of the rules, rather than any announced disciplinary action.

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