# Quote — F.Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

> [A] letter bearing a large official legend in the corner... informed him that many reserve officers who had served in the Spanish-American War were being called back into service with a higher rank, and it enclosed his commission as brigadier-general... with orders to report immediately. ...Benjamin was measured, and a week later his uniform was completed.

- Author: [F.Scott Fitzgerald](https://www.leafyquotes.com/fscott-fitzgerald.md)
- Book: [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button](https://www.leafyquotes.com/fscott-fitzgerald/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md)
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