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He was the U.S. general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade CenterThis article is about the World Trade Center complex in New York City; see this article for the many other buildings around the world that have also been called "world trade centers". The World Trade Center in New York City was a complex of several buildi and The PentagonThe Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. It was dedicated on January 15, 1943 and it is the world's largest office building. Those who work within its walls often simply call it "The Building" or, less reverently, "Fort. Franks also led the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam HusseinSaddm Hussein 'Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti Hussein also spelled Husayn and Hussain Arabic: ; born April 28, 1937 1) was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. A rising star in the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular Arab nationalism, economic mod and was commander-in-chief of the American occupation forces.
Franks was born in Wynnewood, OklahomaWynnewood is a city located in Garvin County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,367. Geography Wynnewood is located at 34°38'38" North, 97°9'53" West (34. 643884, -97. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c but grew up in TexasTexas joined the United States of America as its 28th member state in 1845. It has the postal abbreviation TX . The state name derives from a word in a Caddoan language of the Hasinai, tejas meaning friends or allies Spanish explorers mistakenly applied t, attending the same high school as Laura Bush in Midland.
Franks was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1967 as a distinguished graduate of The U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School (USAAMOCS), Fort Sill , Oklahoma. After an initial tour as a battery Assistant Executive Officer at Fort Sill, he was assigned to the US 9th Infantry Division, Republic of Vietnam, where he served as Forward Observer, Aerial Observer , and Assistant S-3 with 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery. He also served as Fire Support Officer with 5th Battalion (mechanized), 60th Infantry during this tour.
In 1968, Franks returned to Fort Sill, where he commanded a cannon battery in the Artillery Training Center . In 1969, he was selected to participate in the Army's " Boot Strap Degree Completion Program ," and subsequently attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1971. Following attendance at the Artillery Advance Course, he was assigned to the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment in West Germany in 1973 where he commanded 1st Squadron Howitzer Battery, and served as Squadron S-3. He also commanded the 84th Armored Engineer Company, and served as Regimental Assistant S-3 during this tour.