Hegseth's group gets a pointed reminder of the Tomb's rules

FOX 5 New York's pool footage captures a sentinel interrupting his patrol to request silence and respect.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 79,190 views a day, 38 times a normal first day on this channel (2,069).

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The order carries across the plaza: "It is requested that everyone maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times." On the steps behind him, formally dressed visitors are making their way toward the upper terrace.

FOX 5 New York identifies them as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's group and reports that the reprimand followed loud laughter after photographs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Wednesday. The footage shows the Army sentinel halt, turn toward the steps and deliver the warning. Then he returns to his patrol, rifle in hand.

The Short drew about 53,000 views in its first 12 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for that format. In the comments, viewers discuss the memorial's expectations of quiet and the sentinel's duty to enforce them. Some also ask what he said: the request is directed at everyone, rather than naming any individual in the group.

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The numbers

The sentinel footage reached an unusually large audience for a FOX 5 New York Short, with its first day still underway.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,069

this video

79,190

subscribers

1,010,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

752,083,088

views per day

875,821

typical day: 533,643

the video

views

53,273

likes

676

comments

299

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

CBS New York

1,200,000

CBS LA

1,170,000

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

1,090,000

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

1,020,000

FOX 5 New York

1,010,000

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

847,000

As of November 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.