It’s been a big year for Coffee or Die Magazine! In our freshman effort as a new online publication, we’ve released six issues with great stories that range from insane to fascinating, hilarious to dead serious.
With a team of talented writers and the backing of the greatest coffee company in America, we set the bar high this year and plan to keep pushing the envelope in 2019. But first, we wanted to take a minute and recognize some of our best work, and shed some light on a few articles you may have missed.
Without further ado, and in no specific order, here are the top 10 stories of 2018!
10. THIS MEDIC RAN INTO AN INFERNO DURING FORT BRAGG’S GREEN RAMP DISASTER
9. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, SOUL AND THE BLUES: THE STORY OF HOPELESS JACK
8. DEATH IN SYRIA: ONE MAN, 300 FUNERALS
7. THE AIR FORCE SUPERFORTRESS STUCK ON AN ALASKAN GLACIER
6. DOES BULLETPROOF COFFEE LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
5. THE VALLEY BOYS: HOW A LONE SPECIAL FORCES TEAM IS FIGHTING ISIS IN THE REMOTE MOUNTAINS OF AFGHANISTAN
4. 7 HEROES WHO DESERVE OUR GRATITUDE ON CHRISTMAS
3. THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU DIE
2. AT 51, KRISTI LUNNY IS COMPETING IN HER FOURTH CROSSFIT GAMES
1. THE HELLFIRE BOYS AND THE RACE TO PERFECT THE DEVIL’S PERFUME
Marty Skovlund Jr. was the executive editor of Coffee or Die. As a journalist, Marty has covered the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota, embedded with American special operation forces in Afghanistan, and broken stories about the first females to make it through infantry training and Ranger selection. He has also published two books, appeared as a co-host on History Channel’s JFK Declassified, and produced multiple award-winning independent films.
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