Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel appears at Veterans Day ceremony with cheek bandaged
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Army Secretary John McHugh attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. in honor of Veterans Day. Hagel sports a bandage on his cheek after a minor kitchen mishap needing no stitches. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (The Associated Press)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel appeared at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery with a bandage on his cheek.
Pentagon officials said the bandage was a result of a minor kitchen accident needing no stitches, but offered no details.
A Pentagon duty officer said late Tuesday he had no further information on the kitchen accident.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vice President Joe Biden spoke during the wreath-laying ceremony in honor of Veterans Day.