Slaughterhouse 5

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    The Childrens Crusade

    The Childrens Crusade
    Armies of children were raised in Germany and France and sold as slaves in North Africa. 30,000 Kids volunteered thinking they were going to Palestine.
  • Billy's Birth

    Billy's Birth
    Billy was born in Illium, Ny and was the child of a barber. He was funny looking, tall, weak and graduated in the top 3rd of his class.
  • The Funeral

    The Funeral
    Billy took a train to his fathers funeral in Illium. His father was accidentally shot.
  • Captured

    Captured
    Billy and Weary were captured and brought to a house with other POW's, they marched to a train where they waited for 2 days before going to a prison camp
  • Dresden Bombing

    Dresden Bombing
    American prisoners and 4 guards were waiting out the bombing in a meat locker, when they came out they saw that Dresden was all just a pile of ruins and smoke.
  • 3 Years Post War

    3 Years Post War
    Billy committed himself in his last year of Optometry school because he knew he was going crazy.
  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped
    Billy was kidnapped by aliens and put on display naked in their Zoo.
  • Returning to Dresden

    Returning to Dresden
    Billy and Bernard V. O'Hare visited Dresden, Billy said it reminded him of Dayton, Ohio. They also visited the Slaughterhouse they were POW's in.
  • The Plane Crash

    The Plane Crash
    Billy and a group of optometrists were flying from Illium to Montreal for a international convention for optometry when they crashed at the top of Sugarbush Mt. all were killed except for Billy.
  • Billy's Death

    Billy's Death
    Billy dies after giving a lecture and was shot with a high powered laser gun. He knew he was going to die and hour before.