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Salem-News.com Iraq Coverage Put in Holding Pattern

"Hurry up and wait!" is a term we have learned to understand very literally.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We've been doing everything possible to prepare for our coverage of Oregon Guard soldiers in Iraq that was due to begin this week, but now our reporter, Tim King, has been placed in a holding pattern over an unforeseen snag regarding a government form that apparently was missed.

"We were hoping nothing would pop up at the last minute that we had neglected to do. Unfortunately, here it is!" said Bonnie King, Salem-News.com Publisher.

Local Businesses Will Sponsor Iraq Coverage: the Countdown is On!

The time for Tim's departure is nearing, and the fact that these Oregon businesses are responding to our call is extremely valuable in accomplishing our goals.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem-News.com reporter Tim King is less than eight days away from shipping overseas to cover Oregon Guard troops deployed in Iraq.

Two Oregon businesses, Kadel's Auto Body and the Best Little Roadhouse in Salem, will be sponsoring some of the only media reports coming out of Iraq that specifically cover the Oregon Guard soldiers during their year long tour.

Unpublished Photos From the War in Afghanistan Released

Women, men and children are the most important feature in this landscape here, and I hope the photos do them justice. Most are shot from a moving HUMVEE, but that has its advantages of course.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I left Afghanistan over a year ago, but new video segments and photos continue to emerge from the pile of accumulated media from my two months there last winter.

The still images seem to tell stories that video and sound can be challenged to reach. I guess you could fall back on the old knowledge that sometimes, silence speaks volumes.

Iraq Coverage of Oregon Soldiers Draws Closer

A documentary featuring Tim's work in Iraq is tentatively scheduled to air on Oregon Public Broadcasting.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our coverage of the war in Iraq is set to begin in early April and the last weeks stateside are busy at Salem-News.com. I want to give our viewers a concise idea of what to expect when I am over there, and of course I am always open to suggestions on new story ideas.

I will be traveling to Iraq with Evergreen Aviation out of McMinnville, Oregon. The units I will embed with are primarily out of Salem.

Oregonians Support Salem-News.com War Coverage at Eola Hills Winery

Salem-News.com's Tim King is heading for Iraq to cover Oregon Guard combat troops.

(RICKREALL, Ore.) - A sometimes emotional and extremely beneficial fundraiser was held today at Eola Hills Winery in Rickreall, Oregon, to support our upcoming coverage of Oregon Guard soldiers deployed in Iraq.

Their beautiful setting across from the Polk County Fairgrounds dedicated a room to the event that was adorned in red, white and blue table settings.

War Coverage Fundraiser Held Sunday at Eola Hills Winery in Rickreall

The event is Sunday, March 9th, at Eola Hills Winery in Rickreall, Oregon. You can also make a PayPal donation on this page.

(SALEM, Ore.) - While deployed in a yearlong tour of duty, Oregon National Guard soldiers in Iraq are getting little in the way of coverage from state media outlets, and the national media has also greatly reduced their flow of information on the war.

We believe this is extremely important information to all Oregonians, so for the second time, our groundbreaking company will send a correspondent into a combat zone. You are invited to a special event Sunday to support our upcoming coverage.

Salem-News.com Goes In-Country to Cover Oregon Soldiers

You are invited to join Salem-News.com for a special fundraising event at one of the state's most beautiful wineries.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An opportunity to help Oregon Guard soldiers serving in Iraq and Salem-News.com happens this Sunday in Rickreall, Oregon, as Eola Hills hosts a special fundraising brunch/wine tasting event to benefit our in-country Iraq coverage.

Our reporter/photographer Tim King, will go to Iraq this time, to be embedded with at least two Oregon National Guard units located in the Baghdad area, as well as the Army's 10th Mountain Division in Northern Iraq.

Making War Coverage a National Community Project

Sending a reporter into harm's way is a risky business. We appreciate help from our community and from other Americans who want to see real stories about real people serving at war.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our reporter Tim King is preparing to visit Baghdad, Iraq later in March to cover the Oregon Guard at war for four to six weeks.

Americans at large seem to have lost interest in Iraq and in spite of the fact that tens of thousands of our soldiers go on fighting and in some cases, dying there, the demand for war coverage at the American networks has never been lower.

Help Fund our War Coverage in Iraq

It's a different kind of war funding.

(SALEM, Ore.) - For the second time in two years, Salem-News.com reporter Tim King will travel across the world to the Mideast to cover war. He will specifically report on the actions of Oregon soldiers deployed in Iraq during their yearlong tour of duty.

The soldiers in Iraq that Tim will be embedded with are primarily Oregonians. These are civilian soldiers far from home who are living through one of our nation's longest military conflicts.

If you Really Care About our Soldiers in Iraq

Salem-News.com prepares to send a reporter to war again to cover Oregon troops.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It's easy to say you support the troops and even apply politics to the statement, but if you really care and want to do something that will make a difference to our fighting men and women overseas, then help Salem-News.com deal with the costs of sending a reporter into a war zone.

We need sponsorship from businesses that want to be involved in supporting our troops. We need help from individuals also who want to lend a hand to this tried and true effort to bring families, friends and loved ones a more accurate and up close look at the situation in Iraq and what Oregon's soldiers are doing.