Here's the best of Military Times' RNC, DNC coverage

As the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates kick off their general election campaigns, here's a look back at highlights of Military Times' coverage of the Cleveland and Philadelphia conventions:

In their words:

• Veterans at the GOP convention offer support for Trump
• Veterans at the Democratic convention offer support for Clinton

Presidential nomination acceptance speeches:

• RNC 2016: Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination, pledges to rebuild military
• Clinton promises steady leadership, strong hand as commander in chief 

Vice presidential nominees:

• Trump, Pence make debut as the Republican ticket
• Clinton calls Kaine 'my kind of guy,' as Democratic ticket makes its debut
• VP picks for Trump, Clinton both have sons in the Marine Corps

Party platforms: 

• GOP platform calls for better military pay, less 'social experimentation'
• GOP platform calls for new VA leadership structure, more care options
• Democratic platform promises more resources for veterans, no privatization of VA

Women veterans:

• Women veterans take key roles at the party conventions

During the conventions:

• Trump pledges to reform VA, not eliminate it
• Clinton promises VA reform, trashes Trump in VFW speech

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