Athletics takes MU swimmer away from world of conflict

Friday, November 2, 2007 | 1:37 a.m. CDT; updated 9:02 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008

COLUMBIA — It’s the middle of the night, and sergeant Gilad Kaufman, 20 at the time, of the 188th infantry battalion is standing guard in one of the watchtowers, looking out into the waves of grass surrounding the small village and military base in northern Israel.

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