An Italian woman whose 13th birthday cake was stolen from her mother’s windowsill by American soldiers in 1945 has received a replacement cake, 77 years later.
On April 28, 2022, 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.
Sgt. Peter Wallis (R) presents a cake to Meri Mion (C) with Col. Matthew Gomlak (L) on April 28, 2022. (Courtesy of Laura Kreider/U.S. Army Garrison Italy)
Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Italy returned a birthday cake to Meri Mion on April 28, 2022. (Courtesy of Laura Kreider/U.S. Army Garrison Italy)
“Tomorrow, we will eat that dessert with all my family remembering this wonderful day that I will never forget,” said Mion, according to a U.S. Army news release. Photos of the nonagenarian show her clutching miniature American flags and smiling broadly for the camera.
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