Girl's Cake Stolen in World War II..? Returned now..?

Sowmiya Sriram
Girl's Cake Stolen in World war II..? Returned now..?

American soldiers stole the 13th birthday cake of an Italian girl during World war II. Celebrating her 90th birthday on april 28, the US military gave her a cake and made her forget the scars she had inflicted. During World war II, American soldiers fought with German soldiers in Vicenza, Italy. 
American tanks were destroyed and 19 soldiers were killed. The survivors escaped with the help of locals in Vicenza. It was the 13th birthday of Meri Mion, who lived there at the time. For that, her mother had prepared a cake.
 The cake, which was placed on the window sill, was stolen by some hungry American soldiers. 
Thus the girl was upset. The news reached the 88th U.S. Infantry, which was involved in the incident.Now, 77 years later, the US military is trying to rectify what went wrong. The man who was a girl is now 90 years old. She celebrated on april 28 her 90th birthday. To her surprise, the US military presented her with a new cake and greeted her with songs.
The cake was presented to Mary Mion at the event in Vicenza, Italy. In a video shared by the U.S. military, she burst into tears when officers presented her with a birthday song.
The military said Mion's belongings were eventually returned to her. She thanked US officials for reminding her. She said it was a wonderful day she will never forget. Myon said they would eat that dessert with the whole family.
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