Frederick Melvin Franks, Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired General of the United States Army. He is considered a military visionary[citation needed] and a distinguished combat commander, famous for having commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of whom were Iraqi Republican Guard, defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American casualties lost to enemy action, a feat unmatched in modern warfare.
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| - Frederick Melvin Franks, Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired General of the United States Army. He is considered a military visionary[citation needed] and a distinguished combat commander, famous for having commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of whom were Iraqi Republican Guard, defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American casualties lost to enemy action, a feat unmatched in modern warfare.
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| - General Frederick M. Franks
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| - Board of Directors, Oshkosh Truck Corporation, author, consultant, public speaker
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| - Frederick Melvin Franks, Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired General of the United States Army. He is considered a military visionary[citation needed] and a distinguished combat commander, famous for having commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of whom were Iraqi Republican Guard, defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American casualties lost to enemy action, a feat unmatched in modern warfare.
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