Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visit

The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who called out him and members of his staff after some in the group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day visit.

“We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post. “Carry on Patriots.” The post included a series of photos of Hegseth with the soldier.