PoliticsMilitary cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth’s Veterans Day reprimand

BBC correspondent Bernd Debusmann explains why Defence Secretary Hegseth’s group was reprimanded at Arlington National Cemetery and the history behind the cemetery’s strict rules of conduct.

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