My brother was an embedded reporter during the Iraq war for a mainstream magazine.I can't imagine him feeding questions to a soldier for a conference. From where I stand, what this reporter did was a clear violation of journalistic ethics. That's the trouble with having embedded reporters - the boundaries between the press and the solders become blurred. My brother talked about this but I know he tried to keep some distance between himself and the soldiers.
I imagine the soldier will have some 'splaining to do as well.
Oxymoron