@explainthevote: 🪖 "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times." A Tomb guard said it to the Defense Secretary's group 👇 🎖️ Veterans Day, Nov 11: a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier recited the rule toward Pete Hegseth's group 📸 Video shows the group, including his wife and senior aides, taking photos on the steps, then a loud laugh 🚶 Hegseth looked back and kept walking 🕰️ The Tomb has been guarded 24 hours a day since 1937; the Old Guard has held the job since 1948 👣 Guards walk 21 steps and pause 21 seconds, for the 21-gun salute 📢 Guards say they correct crowds two or three times a day 📜 Federal rules (32 CFR 553.33) require proper decorum from all visitors, including at official ceremonies 🏛️ Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell: the soldier "correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum" ✔️ No action against the guard has been reported 📚 Sources in the pinned comment ✅ Facts, not opinions. Follow for both sides, side by side. #tomboftheunknownsoldier #arlington #veteransday #hegseth #military
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Thursday 12 November 2026 17:57:22 GMT
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📚 Sources (checked Nov 12): Military.com; CNN; Arlington National Cemetery; 32 CFR 553.33. ✏️Spot an error? Comment.
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