. . "Paul T. Mikolashek"@en . . "Global War on Terrorism\n*Operation Enduring Freedom\n**War in Afghanistan\n*Iraq War"@en . "AFEMRib.svg"@en . "oak"@en . "Tommy Ray Bentley"@en . "1997"^^ . . . . "2000"^^ . "Southwest Asia Service ribbon.svg"@en . . "1945-06-17"^^ . . . "Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "1965"^^ . . . . . "Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg"@en . . . "Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg"@en . . "Place of burial"@en . "v"@en . "Purple Heart BAR.svg"@en . "Tommy Franks"@en . . "106"^^ . . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "service-star"@en . "Bronze Star ribbon.svg"@en . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "Commanding General of the Third United States Army"@en . . "Tommy Ray Franks (born 17 June 1945) 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."@en . "Commander-in-Chief of United States Central Command"@en . . "82"^^ . . "Tommy Ray Franks (born 17 June 1945) 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."@en . . . . "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg"@en . . . "Meritorious Service ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Franks in March 2003, during his tenure as CENTCOM commander."@en . . . . . "Tommy Franks"@en . . . "Robert R. Ivany"@en . "Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "0"^^ . "Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg"@en . . "1"^^ . . . "2"^^ . "Wynnewood, Oklahoma, U.S."@en . . . . "Army Good Conduct ribbon.svg"@en . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . . . . . "Army Service Ribbon.svg"@en . "Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg"@en . "30"^^ . "2"^^ . . . .