When White House aides were drafting speeches for the D-Day trip they did some research on Blythe’s war record. It turned out that Blythe had spent time in Caserta, Italy, not far from the American cemetery where Clinton spoke last week. Recalling his father, Clinton said, ““We are the sons and daughters of the world they saved.’’ Though Blythe didn’t see combat, the White House hopes his service will dispel the skepticism some vets feel toward his son, who avoided the draft.
