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Brendan - from the Irish "Bréanainn" meaning "King". William - from the German "Wilhelm" meaning "the desire to protect". Winkel - Americanization of "von Winkel" (Several towns in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria carry this name.) And on a side note, and with a touch of...

In response: It does have some benefits, for example, after 3 years of high school JROTC, if you enlist you receive a grade boost to E-3 (Private First Class, Seaman, Airman First Class) except the Marine Corps, where it will only get you to E-2 (PFC). Kind of stupid, but that's the Marines for you.

I feel as if you took the wrong approach. As much as I agree that most of America is war-fatigued, I feel that the News on Television and in the Newspapers today isn't as much news as it is propaganda. I'm only 17 and can't vote in this election because my birthday is 10 days after, but if I...

I'm planning on joining the Army after my last year of High School (one more year), however, that also doesn't mean I'll be a gun toting, trigger happy, redneck infantryman (I mean that as more of a term of endearment); MP is the way for me! Starting in my sophomore year of High School I...