Pete Hegst, the US Secretary of Defense, who went to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., received a verbal warning to "keep quiet and respect the space" from one of the guards at that tomb.
After the wreath-giving ceremony for Veterans Day, this soldier yelled at Mr. Heggest and his wife Jennifer Heggest, Patrick Weaver and Tommy Radabo, advisers to the Secretary of Defense.
Mr. Guest joined the group to take pictures when one of the people laughed, prompting the cemetery guard, who is a US Army soldier, to yell at them. This guard said: "All visitors must maintain a complete atmosphere of silence and respect in this place at all times."