Now that we know the identity of Mitt Romney’s running mate, it’s official: For the first time in 80 years, not one of the four presidential or vice presidential candidates will have served their country in uniform.

Neither Barack Obama or Joe Biden served, nor did Mitt Romney, nor did Paul Ryan — nor did any of Romney’s other likely choices, in fact. As America enters a second decade of war, this is a troubling trend.

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