Tommy Franks

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United States Army general human military officer

Tommy Franks is a retired U.S. Army general best known for leading American and coalition forces during the early stages of the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → human → military officer →
allegiance	United States of America →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Legion of Merit → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Purple Heart →
conflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan (2001–present) →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1945-06-17 →
educatedAt	Command and General Staff College → United States Army War College → University of Texas at Arlington →
familyName	Franks →
fieldOfWork	military strategy → national security →
genre	military memoir →
givenName	Tommy →
hasHonorificPrefix	General →
hasRank	four-star general →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	United States Armed Forces →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General →
notableRole	Oversaw initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 → Oversaw initial invasion of Iraq in 2003 →
notableWork	American Soldier → Leadership of U.S. and coalition forces in the early stages of the Iraq War → Leadership of U.S. and coalition forces in the early stages of the war in Afghanistan →
occupation	author → military officer →
participatedIn	Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom →
placeOfBirth	Wynnewood, Oklahoma, United States →
positionHeld	Commander of United States Central Command →
residence	Oklahoma → Texas →
retiredFrom	United States Army →
serviceNumberOfYears	1965–2003 →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Cathryn Carley Franks →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Baghdad (2003) → Iraq War → Multinational force in Iraq →	commander
Battle of Tora Bora →	notableCommander
Operation Enduring Freedom →	theaterCommander