The Havok Journal

• Henry Allingham Made to Last November 17, 2025
  Henry Allingham July 16, 2009,Henry Allingham,the world’s oldest man,died at the age of 113. In a world where things wear out fast,it seemed as if Henry Allinghamwas made to last! Henry Allingham, of course,was a founding memberof what they callthe modern Royal Air Force. Born in the East End of Londonduring the reign of Queen […]
  Lou Marin
• When Strength Looks Like Threat November 17, 2025
  Last night, I went on a hike on the UW–Madison campus with a dear friend who was in town. When it was over, we parted ways and I started driving home. I was on a main road, not too far from campus, stopped at a light, minding my own business, when another car pulled up […]
  Nader Gamez
• It takes a special person to risk so much for people who care so little. November 17, 2025
  “It takes a special person to risk so much for people who care so little.” When I was younger, this sentiment rang true. To have been through so much and return to a world that often chooses to ignore our reality. To have changed so drastically and seen the atrocities of the world.  To have experienced the […]
  Jake Smith
• An Arm’s Length Away November 16, 2025
  As the world came crashing down, those men did what they do best, they fought on. They fought to preserve that which others sought to take. They carried the weight of another as every passing moment brought the avoidable end. I could never answer that unanswerable question, why? Wiped away into the heavens their destination was diverted, […]
  Jake Smith
• When Bullets Fly and the Ego is Killed November 16, 2025
  There is a saying I heard a while back while I was still serving, and it goes something like this. “You will never pray to God more than when you’re in a fire fight.” Or maybe it goes like; “You will never believe in God more than when the bullets are flying overhead.” Regardless of […]
  Robb Munger