Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers were reprimanded by a US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

Hegseth stood and took photos in front of the tomb with his wife, Jennifer; chief of staff Ricky Buria; deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver; and senior adviser and deputy assistant Tami Radabaugh after the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, according to CNN.

Video posted by the outlet shows some members of the group laughing and chatting after taking photos, prompting the soldier patrolling in front of the Tomb to yell out and correct them.

“All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times,” the sentinel called out.

The group glanced back before continuing up the stairs.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most sacred war memorials in the US, marking the final resting place of an unknown soldier who was killed in World War I.

Hegseth’s disrespectful conduct comes one day after he survived a Republican-led impeachment attempt in the House, largely because nearly a dozen Democrats were absent for the vote.

This is not the first time a Trump official was reprimanded for their conduct at Arlington Cemetery.

In 2024, while filming a campaign video, Trump’s campaign staff were engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with an official at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony in Section 60 honoring service members killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.