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Mac Caltrider

Senior Staff Writer

Mac Caltrider is a senior staff writer for Coffee or Die Magazine. He served in the US Marine Corps and is a former police officer. Caltrider earned his bachelor’s degree in history and now reads anything he can get his hands on. He is also the creator of Pipes & Pages, a site intended to increase readership among enlisted troops. Caltrider spends most of his time reading, writing, and waging a one-man war against premature hair loss.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Jason Dunham was the first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Screenshot from "The Gift."
‘The Gift’ Explores the Life and Legacy of Medal of Honor Recipient Jason Dunham
March 24, 2023
Mac Caltrider
Veterans are at the front of the growing craft distillery scene. Photo by Dylan de Jong, courtesy of Unsplash.
Veterans Lead the Way Among America’s Growing Craft Distilleries
March 20, 2023
Mac Caltrider
'A Word Like God' is the third book of poetry from Leo Jenkins. Photo courtesy of Instagram/Leo Jenkins.
‘A Word Like God’: New Book From Army Ranger Leo Jenkins
March 16, 2023
Mac Caltrider
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 2nd Class Torien Collins fires an M16 rifle during a small arms qualification on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), Aug. 11, 2016. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Dionne.
M16A2 and M16A4: The OG Black Rifles
March 14, 2023
Mac Caltrider
Lance Cpl. Bobby Winland, a combat engineer with Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion and a native of DeLeon Springs, Florida, checks for IEDs before his platoon can move in and begin construction on a bridge near Combat Outpost Rankel in the district of Garmsir, Helmand province, Jan. 29, 2012. US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Nygaard.
Combat Engineer: The Unsung Hero of the Battlefield
March 3, 2023
Mac Caltrider
Eddie Rickenbacker was a car racing pioneer, war hero, and death-defying legend. Composite by Coffee or Die.
Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Most Decorated World War I Ace
February 27, 2023
Mac Caltrider
Justin Governale, a professional fighter, stand-up comic, and Marine Corps veteran, is appearing on episode three of the 15th season of “Naked and Afraid,” which debuts on Discovery Channel Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Photo courtesy of Justin Governale/Instagram.
Marine Sniper-Turned-MMA Fighter Takes on ‘Naked and Afraid’
February 24, 2023
Mac Caltrider
A Marine M4A3 Sherman tank burns a Japanese position on Iwo Jima. US Marine Corps photo by Mark Kauffman, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The M4 Sherman: The Tank That Won World War II
February 16, 2023
Mac Caltrider
Legendary triple ace Robin Olds. Wikimedia Commons photo.
Legendary Fighter Pilot Robin Olds Was an Ace in Two Wars
February 10, 2023
Mac Caltrider
US Army Pvt. John Stafinski, a native of Seville, Ohio, fires his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a three-hour gun battle with insurgent fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan’s Waterpur Valley, Nov. 3, 2009. US Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller.
‘Butter Butter Jam!’: Troops Loved, and Hated, the M249 SAW
February 8, 2023
Mac Caltrider
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