Retired General Tommy Franks to be honored in Oklahoma City

Retired Army General Tommy Franks is getting a special honor. He's the 2004 recipient of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs' Citizenship Award. <br><br>Franks is the 4-star general who commanded

Monday, March 8th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Retired Army General Tommy Franks is getting a special honor. He's the 2004 recipient of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs' Citizenship Award.

Franks is the 4-star general who commanded the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring last August. He's a native of Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

Franks will receive the award March 24th at a fund-raiser dinner at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Past recipients of the award include magazine publisher Steve Forbes and US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.