Awards & Winners

Tommy Franks

Date of Birth 17-June-1945
Place of Birth Wynnewood
(Garvin County, Oklahoma)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Tommy Ray Franks, General Tommy Ray Franks, Tommy General (ret) Franks
Profession Military Leader
Tommy Ray Franks is a retired general in the United States Army. His last Army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States Armed Forces operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. Franks succeeded General Anthony Zinni to this position on 6 July 2000 and served until his retirement on 7 July 2003. Franks was the U.S. general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon in 2001. He also led the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

Awards by Tommy Franks

Check all the awards nominated and won by Tommy Franks.

2004


Presidential Medal of Freedom
(an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors)