More than 75 years ago, hungry U.S. soldiers stole a teenager's birthday cake after one of the final battles of WWII. This week, the Army made amends.
Video provided by the U.S. Army shows soldiers bringing a birthday cake to a woman in Italy, 77 years after soldiers ate her cake during WWII.More than 75 years after American soldiers swooped in and stole a birthday cake from a window sill in Italy, the birthday girl got a new cake.Garrison Italy "returned" the birthday cake to Meri Mion Thursday on the anniversary of a major World War II battle and a day before her 90th birthday.
Mion’s mother baked the cake the morning after her family spent the night hiding in an attic as German forces retreated. The hungry soldiers helped themselves, but much to Mion’s surprise, the Army made amends this week. They held a brief ceremony when they presented her with the cake. Hundreds of soldiers — both Italian and American — were there to honor the occasion.
"Tomorrow, I will eat that dessert with all my family remembering this wonderful day that I will never forget," Mion said.Sgt. Peter Wallis , presents a cake to Meri Mion, with Col. Matthew Gomlak, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Italy. Photo by Laura Kreider
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