Obama and Romney quiet on veteran issues

Barack Obama, Mitt Romney,
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama walk past each other on stage at the end of the last debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla.
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The presidential debates covered several topics, but one topic that was noticeably missing from all three was veteran's issues. In fact, neither candidate has spoken much about veterans on the campaign trail. And many veterans are unhappy about that.

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