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Embedded Journalist Tim King Joins Oregon Soldiers in Afghanistan

DISPATCHES FROM AFGHANISTAN
After a somewhat arduous journey, Reporter/Photojournalist Tim King has joined the 41st Combat Brigade of the National Guard at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan

(SALEM) - It must have been a long trip, you’re thinking. That’s one way to put it. The morning of Monday, November 6th, the Salem-News.com crew chaperoned Tim to the Portland International Airport and headed for Delta.
We watched as his bags carrying the bullet proof vest and helmet, and his tripod in its duffel bag, were all loaded up on the cart and taken through the baggage shoot. With camera slung over his shoulder and carryon bag in hand, off he went to remove his shoes for the nice lady.

Tim King in Mississippi Enroute to Afghanistan (VIDEO)

Tim witnessed much military fanfare as the order of the day in Hattiesburg, celebrating Veteran's Day

(HATTIESBURG, Miss) - Tim King bid farewell to friends and family at the Oregon Military Headquarters in Salem, November 7th, to be embedded as a journalist with the 41st Combat Brigade of the Oregon National Guard.

He headed first for New Orleans, where he was picked up by the Camp Shelby shuttle and taken to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, near the back gate of the base and found a motel for the night. Camp Shelby is the Army base where the troops leaving for Afghanistan were located that he was to rendezvous with. He learned an old lesson about best-laid plans, they often go awry.

Afghanistan Reports Will Begin in Coming Days

Learn about the honor, sacrifice and courage of the individuals who go where duty calls.

(SALEM) - I've had wonderful support in preparing for a trip to Afghanistan where I will report on the lives of Oregon soldiers serving at war. As I write this, I am less than 12 hours away from that trip to the airport and it is an exciting time.

While everyone has been supportive, I have had those who ask me if I have lost my mind, and I expected that to a degree. I remember similar thoughts when I decided to go sky diving for a news story. Why would you jump from a perfectly good airplane? Why would you leave a wonderful place like Oregon and go to a war in Afghanistan?

FOX-12 Will Run Salem-News Reports From Afghanistan

"I really appreciate the staff at KPTV and their ability to understand the importance of what we are doing. This coverage will be different from what people are accustomed to seeing."- Tim King Salem-News.com

(SALEM) - Internet Photojournalist/Reporter Tim King of Salem-News.com will embark for Afghanistan November 8th. While there, Tim will be embedded with the 41st Combat Brigade of the Oregon National Guard at Camp Phoenix at Kabul, Afghanistan. Reports will be posted here on Salem-News.com over the next several weeks, and now the Portland area will also be able to catch Tim's "Dispatches from Afghanistan" on local TV.

It was announced Monday that Tim's reports will be seen exclusively in Portland on KPTV FOX-12.

Afghanistan Coverage Draws Closer

Only two years old, Salem-News.com is sending it's first reporter overseas to live with Oregon National Guard soldiers at war.

(SALEM) - If the schedule holds, Salem-News.com's Tim King will be in Afghanistan in a little over a week to begin daily reports from the 41st Combat Brigade.

The massive effort to embed Tim with the soldiers overseas is many months in the making, and our staff hopes that these reports will make a serious difference in the lives of combat troops who often say the better side of their efforts are largely ignored.

Eola Hills Winetasting Benefits Upcoming Salem-News.com War Coverage in Afghanistan

The cross section of people in attendance spoke volumes about the common bonds between Oregonians.

(RICKREALL) - The people who attended a special fundraising effort to offset costs for Salem-News.com's upcoming trip to Afghanistan shared enthusiasm and generosity under a beautiful late summer evening sky.

Our Photojournalist/Reporter Tim King will cover Oregon National Guard troops in Afghanistan who are serving in a number of capacities throughout the war torn country.

Dispatches from Afghanistan
Fundraiser at Eola Hills Winery for Newsman`s Journey
Event: 10/13/06

Never before has technology afforded the connection to our troops like today. Several compelling stories about Oregon soldiers will be produced every week in Afghanistan and published on Salem-News.com.

(SALEM) - Photojournalist/Reporter Tim King, of Salem-News.com and formerly of KATU in Portland, is going to Afghanistan to produce stories about Oregon troops.

This local news mission will cause people to see war from a different vantage point in the coming weeks.

The community is invited to Eola Hills Winery (501 South Pacific Highway 99W, Rickreall, OR) on Friday, October 13th from 5:00 to­ 8:00 PM to support Dispatches from Afghanistan.

McDonald`s Restaurants Provide $1,100 for Salem-News.com Afghanistan War Coverage

When it comes to supporting coverage of US troops overseas, McDonald's joins other organizations that have stepped up to the plate.

(SALEM) - Salem's chain of McDonald's Restaurants have provided a generous donation toward Tim King's upcoming assignment in Afghanistan where he will be embedded with the 41st Combat Brigade of the Oregon National Guard.

Support for Salem-News.com Dispatches from Afghanistan Underway (UPDATE 10/05/06)

People who help support Tim's overseas war coverage, benefit Oregon's soldiers who normally work beside us, their families, and all who care about the work they are doing overseas. Check the list below to see who is already involved.

(SALEM) - People are going to be seeing war from a different vantage point in the coming weeks. Salem-News.com will embed Photojournalist/Reporter Tim King with the 41st Combat Brigade of the Oregon National Guard in Afghanistan.

Tim will travel over around the middle of October. While there, he will spend time with as many different aspects of the Guard's operations in Afghanistan as time and space allow.

Salem-News.com Will Go to War in Afghanistan (UPDATE 9 14 06)

Support from the community is already arriving to help sponsor veteran reporter and photojournalist Tim King, who will spend time with Oregon National Guard forces in Afghanistan.

(SALEM) - Salem-News.com’s Tim King will travel to Afghanistan in October to be embedded with the 41st Combat Brigade of the Oregon National Guard.

The tempo in Afghanistan has increased in recent days with the death of an Oregon National Guard sergeant, and the deaths of several Canadian soldiers in clashes that left over 100 Taliban dead.