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==History==

==History==

In January 1992, the for the [[United States Air Force]] Memorial Foundation.was incorporated to pursue the development of a Memorial that would honor the people in the United States Air Force.  In December 1993, President [[Bill Clinton]] signed P.L. 103-163 authorizing the Air Force Memorial.  In 1994, the National Capital Memorial Commmission approved a site adjacent to Marshall Drive and Va Route 110]], down the hill from the [[Netherlands Carillon]], known as Arlington Ridge.  Fund raising and detailed designs began. Because the site was near the [[USMC War Memorial|Iwo Jima Marine Corps Memorial]], various Marine groups were briefed on the plans without voicing objections.

In January 1992, the for the [[United States Air Force]] Memorial Foundation.was incorporated to pursue the development of a Memorial that would honor the people in the United States Air Force.  In December 1993, President [[Bill Clinton]] signed P.L. 103-163 authorizing the Air Force Memorial.  In 1994, the National Capital Memorial Commmission approved a site adjacent to Marshall Drive and Va Route 110, down the hill from the [[Netherlands Carillon]], known as Arlington Ridge.  Fund raising and detailed designs began. Because the site was near the [[USMC War Memorial|Iwo Jima Marine Corps Memorial]], various Marine groups were briefed on the plans without voicing objections.

On July 30, 1997, Congressman [[Gerald B.H. Solomon]] (R-NY) introduced bill to prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial or other structure within view of the Iwo Jima Memorial. On September 16, 1997, the Friends of Iwo Jima and Solomon filed for a Temporary Restraining Order against the construction of the Air Force Memorial, which was dismissed on June 15, 1998.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit then dismissed the appeal of that decision on [[May 7]], [[1999]]. Faced with the cost of litigation and the opposition of prominent former Marines in Congress, the Foundation agreed to move the Memorial to its present site on the grounds of [[Fort Myer]] just south of [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>http://www.airforcememorial.org/memorial/chronology.asp Retrieved November 19, 2012</ref>

On July 30, 1997, Congressman [[Gerald B.H. Solomon]] (R-NY) introduced bill to prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial or other structure within view of the Iwo Jima Memorial. On September 16, 1997, the Friends of Iwo Jima and Solomon filed for a Temporary Restraining Order against the construction of the Air Force Memorial, which was dismissed on June 15, 1998.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit then dismissed the appeal of that decision on [[May 7]], [[1999]]. Faced with the cost of litigation and the opposition of prominent former Marines in Congress, the Foundation agreed to move the Memorial to its present site on the grounds of [[Fort Myer]] just south of [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>http://www.airforcememorial.org/memorial/chronology.asp Retrieved November 19, 2012</ref>