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==Memorials== A number of institutions and locations have been named in honor of Foss, including [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]] Joe Foss Field, the Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], the Joe Foss Field at the [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport]] {{#tag:ref|A larger-than-life bronze statue of Foss is in the lobby of the Sioux Falls Regional Airport.<ref name="Scottsdale"/>|group=Note}} {{#tag:ref|Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station is located at Sioux Falls Regional Airport.<ref name="Century"/>|group=Note}}, [[Joe Foss High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)|Joe Foss High School]] also in Sioux Falls, and the State Building in [[Pierre, South Dakota]]. A larger-than-life bronze statue of Foss stands in the lobby of the Sioux Falls Regional Airport.<ref name="Scottsdale">[http://scottsdalerotary.org/JoeFoss.html Joe Foss profile], scottsdalerotary.org; retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref> The [https://www.joefossshootingcomplex.com/ Joe Foss Shooting Complex] in [[Buckeye, Arizona]], is also named in his honor.<ref>[http://joefossrange.com "Outdoor Shooting Facility."] ''Joe Foss Shooting Complex''; retrieved February 22, 2016.</ref> A private road in Scottsdale, Arizona, owned by General Dynamics, was renamed "Joe Foss Way" and dedicated on May 20, 2003.<ref>Kurtinitis, Tracey. [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/article_b394cc23-66bc-5f39-b1b2-a1fb698506e5.html "General Dynamics honors legendary Scottsdale figure"], ''East Valley Tribune'', May 21, 2003; retrieved February 22, 2016.</ref> In 1984, Foss was inducted into the [[National Aviation Hall of Fame]] in Dayton, Ohio. <ref>{{cite web |title=Enshrinee Joe Foss |url=https://nationalaviation.org/enshrinee/joseph-jacob-foss/ |website=nationalaviation.org |publisher=National Aviation Hall of Fame |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> Foss was inducted into the [[Naval Aviation Hall of Honor]] at the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Florida]], in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaczor |first=Bill |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-27-mn-1868-story.html |title=Marine Aces True Hell-for-Leather Pilots |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1994-11-27 |access-date=2017-07-11 }}</ref>
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