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Hegseth awards medal to sentinel who chastised him
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal to an Arlington National Cemetery sentinel who previously reprimanded him for poor decorum. The exchange drew attention after the guard yelled at Hegseth during a cemetery visit in Washington.
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