Friends of Iwo Jima v. National Capital Planning Commission

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge BROADWATER and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

This case involves the complex and often contentious process of creating and siting a new memorial in our nation’s capital. Specifically, it concerns an attempt to site a memorial to the United States Air Force at Arlington Ridge in Arlington, Virginia. The proposed Air Force Memorial will stand between the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, popularly known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the Netherlands Carillon, which was given to this…