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US Army brings birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after soldiers ate hers

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.

U S Army officer from Buffalo helps make birthday amends with Italian woman 77 years later

According to the U.S. Army, it returned to an Italian city to commemorate how the U.S. helped liberate the city 77 years ago and to make birthday amends with Meri Mion.

U S Army returns cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday : NPR

A woman was 13 years old when U.S. soldiers grabbed her birthday cake from a windowsill.

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Meri Mion, 90, of Vicenza, Italy, wiped away tears and said "Mama mia" and "Grazie" as U.S. Army officers and Italian officials sang "Happy Birthday" and gave her a cake to replace the one eaten by hungry GIs as they entered her town during one of the final battles of World War II.

U S soldiers return cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday – Nation & World News

U S soldiers return cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday – Nation & World News
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