An Italian woman whose 13th birthday cake was stolen from her mother’s windowsill by U.S. soldiers in 1945 has received a replacement cake, 77 years later.
On April 28, the eve of her 90th birthday, Meri Mion of Vicenza, Italy, was gifted a birthday cake by soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Italy in a public ceremony at Giardini Salvi city park. Mion was moved to tears as the gathered crowd wished her many happy returns of the day in both Italian and English.
