About Eddie Slovik: Edward Donald "Eddie" Slovik was a United States Army soldier during World War II and the only American soldier to be court-martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
Army life don't agree with me.
Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life.
The only luck I had in my life was when I married you. I knew it wouldn't last because I was too happy. I knew they would not let me be happy.
I am in the infantry for 17 weeks and after that I don't know where I am going.
I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble.
I'm sorry I didn't go to jail for six months, then I know you could come to see me anytime you wanted to.
I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial.
They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army - thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old.
Honest honey, I feel like crying every time I sit down to write you a letter... I am so unlucky.
