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Billy Pilgrim Is born
Billy Pilgrim, the protagonist, is born in Ilium, New York. -
Pool
His father throws Billy into the pool and says sink or swim -
Optometry School
He begins optometry school and learns that everyone is the same from his professors. -
Billy's father
His father dies in a hunting accident. -
War
Billy is drafted into WWII -
captured
Billy and Roland Weary are captured at the battle of the bulge -
The March and Train
They are forced to march to the railroad. They get on the train where Roland weary dies -
Dresden
Billy arrives in Dresden with all of the other prisoners -
The Bombing of Dresden
Dresden gets completely destroyed -
Discharged
Billy get honorably discharged from the military when he is freed