My name is Jay Jenkins and I was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas during the middle of World War Two, 1943, the second of five children. From 1945 until sometime in 1955 the seven of us traveled from Hawaii to Tinian (in the Mariana Islands) to Koror (Palau Islands) and finally to San Diego, California where I attended high school.

Those years in the islands were where I learned a deep appreciation for other peoples and cultures and would be the basis for all of the activism I’ve been involved in over the years. I recognize that not all will agree with my views, but they are formed out of lots of research and personal experience and I never speak of things I’m not familiar with. I hope you find things to think about in these pages and posts.

After leaving home in June of 1961 to join the United States Marine Corps, I had was fortunate to find myself once again in Hawaii, a place I have always carried in my heart. The Hawaiians say that where your heart is, that is your Ohana, your home, no matter where you find yourself.

Five years after enlisting, I found myself on the way to Vietnam, a year that would, in time, have a huge impact on my life, influencing much of my antiwar stance and a desire to try and right the many wrongs inflicted on all people, at home and abroad.

All content other than stock pictures is of my own creation, including drone pictures and videos with and without sound and/or music.