Playing field to battlefield

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The concept of sports as preparation for war dates to ancient times -- and still thrives as military recruiters seek out future warriors among teenage athletes.</p>

<p>Running has always been an integral part of Kevin Diggs' life, from a childhood accident in which he tripped, knocked his head against the corner of a table and earned an inch-long scar beneath his left eye to a high school career in track and cross country for Southwestern High....

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