Shortly afterwards Kauffman got news that he was to be given 30 days home leave. Trading uniforms, he founded the U.S. Navy's EOD program - now much employed in IED technology - and became the Navy's first frogman/SEAL, in the process earning two Navy Cross awards for conspicuous gallantry. Kauffman ended his career as a rear admiral and 45th Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.
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