Hegseth awards Iglesias a Joint Service medal after Wednesday incident
Photos shared on the defense secretary's account on X showed him presenting the medal to Iglesias.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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Key facts
A service member from the 3rd Infantry Regiment stands watch over the tomb 24 hours a day and has done so since 1948.
Photos shared on the defense secretary's account on X showed him presenting the medal to Iglesias.
During his speech at the ceremony, Trump offered his gratitude to uniformed service members who have fought for the country.
A service member from the 3rd Infantry Regiment stands watch over the tomb 24 hours a day and has done so since 1948.
Photos shared on the defense secretary's account on X showed him presenting the medal to Iglesias.
During his speech at the ceremony, Trump offered his gratitude to uniformed service members who have fought for the country.
"We want to make sure we have a total victory, not a 93% victory,"Trump said.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the country's most sacred war memorials.
The tomb marks the final resting place of an unknown soldier who was killed in World War I.
Dig deeper
Who is Hegseth?
Pete Hegseth is the U.S. secretary of defense; in this story he presented a Joint Service medal to Iglesias.
What is the 3rd Infantry Regiment?
It is the U.S. Army’s ceremonial unit, known as the Old Guard, which has kept a 24-hour watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier since 1948.
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
It is a sacred memorial at Arlington National Cemetery marking the grave of an unidentified American killed in World War I, and later unknown dead from other wars.
What is a Joint Service medal?
It is a U.S. military decoration awarded for qualifying service in a joint, multi-service assignment rather than in a single branch alone.