Weekly Drill Down: ‘Merry Christmas from Afghanistan’ Song, Best of 2009 Lists and More

News December 31 2009

— By Jeanette Kozlowski

“Merry Christmas from Afghanistan” takes original singer/songwriter/warrior to a whole new level. (Bouhammer)
Discover the top stories in the milblogosphere of 2009. (Milblogging)
Fight terrorism. Get paid? That’s what the Christmas day plane bomb hero did. (Hearts And Minds)
Sad, sad news in 2009 is a painful reminder of the realities of war. (Stars and Stripes)
C.J.’s gives us a rather straight-forward year in review (with an even more straight-forward illustration). (A Soldier’s Perspective)
Abu Muqawama slips out of daily blogging retirement to share this. (Abu Muqawama)
Take a real shot to ring in 2010 from the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle. (Danger Room)
It’s a bird; it’s a plane. No, it’s Russia to the rescue?! (Defense Tech)
Boeing expecting $31 billion in defense business from India. (DoD Buzz)
Can you guess what the top 3 Soldier Systems shockers were for 2009? Didn’t think so. (Soldier Systems)
Tis the season for … snow camo! (Strike – Hold!)
Oh, and lots of holiday cheer from ITS Tactical, General Petraeus and OPFOR.