About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: People from Garvin County, Oklahoma, Tommy Franks, Stratford, Oklahoma, Elmore City, Oklahoma, Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, Lindsay, Oklahoma, Paoli, Oklahoma, Maysville, Oklahoma, Davis, Oklahoma, Erin Springs, Oklahoma, Johnny Dowd, Jean Shepard, G. D. Spradlin, Charles Ritcheson, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, J Mays, Washita River, National Register of Historic Places listings in Garvin County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Highway 145, Roy Milton, Foster, Oklahoma, Hampton E. Boggs, J. L. Parks, Hennepin, Oklahoma, T. J. Rushing, Wallville, Oklahoma, Purdy, Oklahoma, Fred Waite, Carl Berger, Pernell, Oklahoma, Joseph Bryan Thompson, Woody Bledsoe, Tussy, Oklahoma, James Allen, Joseph Glasco, Fort Arbuckle, David Ward, Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, Rex Cecil, Roger Eason, Bob Beckham, Antioch, Oklahoma, Katie, Oklahoma. Excerpt: Tommy Ray Franks (born June 17, 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 September 11 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. Born Tommy Ray Bentley in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, and adopted by Ray and Lorene "Pete" Parker Franks, Tommy Franks graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Midland, Texas one year ahead of First Lady Laura Bush. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and where he was a brother of Delta Upsilon International Fraternity. H...
