zˈɪnsmaɪstɚ wʌz ɐn ɛmbˈɛdᵻd dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv ɪɹˈæk, ænd ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd θɹˈiː ɐdˈɪʃənəl mˈʌnθslˈɔŋ ɛmbˈɛdɪŋz wɪð kˈɑːmbæt jˈuːnɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪnsˈɜːdʒənsi stˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.
Zinsmeister was an embedded journalist during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and then served three additional months-long embeddings with combat units during the insurgency stage of the war.