Editing Tommy Franks (section)

==Early life and education==
Franks was born '''Tommy Ray Bentley''' in [[Wynnewood, Oklahoma]], and was adopted by Ray and Lorene "Pete" Parker Franks. Franks attended [[Midland High School (Midland, Texas)|Midland High School]] and graduated from [[Robert E. Lee High School (Midland, Texas)|Robert E. Lee High School]] in [[Midland, Texas]] one year ahead of [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]].{{sfn|Franks|2004|page=23}}  He attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he was a brother of [[Delta Upsilon]] International Fraternity. He dropped out of college after two years due to subpar grades and lack of motivation. Franks decided to give himself a "jolt" and joined the [[United States Army]].<ref>{{cite web|date= 9 March 2003|url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/March|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305100052/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/March|url-status= dead|archive-date= 5 March 2016|title= Texas general takes sharpest of minds into Iraq conflict|publisher= [[Associated Press]]|access-date = 10 April 2008}}</ref>

Later, through the military, Franks was able to enroll at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]], where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] degree in 1971. He also holds a [[Master of Public Administration|Master of Science in Public Administration]] from the [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]] and is a graduate of the [[Armed Forces Staff College]] and the [[United States Army War College|Army War College]].<ref name="Fr01" />