Tommy Franks Fast Facts Personal Birth Marriage: Cathryn (Carley) Franks (1969-present) Children: Jacqueline Education: University of Texas, Arlington, B.B.A., 1969-1971 (summa cum laude); Armed Forces Staff College, 1973-1976; Army War College and Shippensburg University, 1984; Shippensburg University, M.P.A., 1985 Military Service: US Army, 1965-2003, four-star general Other Facts Grew up in Midland, Texas, and attended Robert E. Lee High School, the same high school as former first lady, Laura Bush. Served three tours in Vietnam and rose through the Army ranks to become commander of US Central Command. Timeline 1967 – Is commissioned as a second lieutenant as a graduate of the Artillery Officer Candidate School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.