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Tommy Ray Franks (born June 17, 1945) is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East.
General Franks serves on the boards of the University of Texas, Arlington and William Penn University. He is Co-Chair of the Flight 93 memorial foundation and serves as an Advisor to the Military Child Education Coalition, Operation Homefront Oklahoma and the Southeastern Guide Dog Organization.
Tommy Franks (born June 17, 1945, Wynnewood, Okla., U.S.) is an American general who, as commander in chief of Central Command (Centcom; 2000–03), led U.S. forces in the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan (2001) and of Ṣaddām Ḥussein in Iraq (2003).
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Since his retirement from the military in 2003, General Franks has traveled the world, speaking on leadership, character and the value of Democracy. General Franks serves on the boards of the University of Texas, Arlington and William Penn University.
Since his retirement from the military in 2003, General Franks has traveled the world, speaking on leadership, character and the value of Democracy. His autobiography, American Soldier debuted as Number 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list in August 2004.
Mar 19, 2013 · Gen. Tommy Franks (invasion commander) THEN. The commander of allied forces in the Persian Gulf, Franks directed the war in Iraq from the high-tech U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) near Doha,...
United States Army General Tommy Franks (born 1945) received his fourth star and became commander of the United States Central Command (CentCom) in July of 2000. In that capacity, he was in charge of America's 2001 military action in Afghanistan and 2003 invasion of Iraq, both of which were in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11 ...
