‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ 50 years later: What Kurt Vonnegut taught one soldier about war


A group of kids sat on the schoolhouse wall and watched Stryker 2-1 approach, and they had a way of knowing that children often do. Some of them plugged their ears.

It was March 14, 2007, in Iraq, which is on Earth. That means it was 12 years ago, but I’m here to tell you that’s not really true. That moment was 12 minutes ago and 12 days from now, a spring morning that waltzes across my synapses whenever it so pleases.

The stack of antitank mines exploded, and 2-1 achieved flight, which is unusual for a massive armored vehicle that looks…



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