War and Lit. 2023

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Across
  1. 2. "The Hurt Locker" setting
  2. 4. Intergalactic time-traveling WWII veteran
  3. 6. Survived the Battle of the Bulge, bombing of Dresden
  4. 9. Story with an aging Vicar and his war-weary veteran
  5. 10. narrative point of view in which the story "When Engaging Targets..."is written
  6. 14. State from which Yon Yonson hails.
  7. 16. War during which Rooney wrote and released his "Essay on War"
  8. 18. mother who inspired Vonnegut's title and theme for his war novel
  9. 20. Roland Weary's fantasy, candy bar, amazing podcasters bar none
  10. 21. antagonist soldier featured in several TTTC stories
Down
  1. 1. Sergeant and EOD tech "wildman"
  2. 3. Pilgrim's occupation in helping humans see the truth of existence
  3. 5. River O'Brien debates crossing to avoid Vietnam
  4. 7. Wrote, "A true war story is never about war."
  5. 8. veteran who doesn't want to shop in American Eagle Outfitters
  6. 11. Lt. who wrote letters in his mind during Vietnam War
  7. 12. "Florence of the Elbe"... and a bar in the film "Swingers"
  8. 13. Tim O'Brien dreamed her back to life
  9. 15. Billy Pilgrim's human companion on the planet Tralfamadore Montana ____
  10. 17. Character in TTTC who carried "dope"; his name indicates he smells good
  11. 19. Epigraph from "The Hurt Locker": "War is a ___"
  12. 20. River along which Kiowa dies; to which Tim returns his moccasins