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U.S. soldiers 'return' cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday

Headline from Delaware Public Media

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

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    US Army ‘returns’ cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    U.S. soldiers stole her cake, cooling on a window sill in 1945, during one of the final battles of World War II.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Army 'returns' birthday cake to Italian woman after eating it in 1945 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Soldiers from the U.S. Army garrison in Italy helped celebrate an Italian woman's 90th birthday on Thursday by giving her a cake to replace the one eaten by American servicemen during the closing days of World War II.

  3. Cheddar

    U.S. Army 'Returns' Cake to Italian Woman for 90th Birthday (opens Cheddar)

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    Cheddar's feed description

    The U.S. Army has offered an Italian woman a birthday cake to replace the one that U.S. soldiers ate as they entered her hometown during one of the final battles of World War II. Meri Mion turns 90 on Friday.

  4. Delaware Public Media

    U.S. soldiers 'return' cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

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

  5. KRDO

    US military delivers new birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after American soldiers stole the original (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The US military delivered a new birthday cake to an Italian woman, exactly 77 years after American soldiers fighting in her local village ate the original gateau that was made for her 13th birthday. Sgt. Peter Wallis and Col.

  6. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    US Army brings birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after soldiers ate hers (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    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.

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    US military returns birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after American soldiers stole it (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The US military returned a birthday cake to an Italian woman, exactly 77 years after American soldiers fighting in her local village ate the original gateau that was made for her 13th birthday. Sgt. Peter Wallis and Col.

  8. The Guardian

    US army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl 77 years ago (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Meri Mion, 90, was 13 when soldiers took her birthday cake as it cooled on windowsill in San Pietro

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