Bronze bust project will honor fallen soldiers

OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- The families of three fallen Utah soldiers have joined a nonprofit group's effort to cast bronze busts of every soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The Virginia-based Operation Never Forget says it will take $20 million and 10 years to cast bronze memorials of some 5,000 U.S. soldiers.

A fledgling Utah chapter of the group has been formed by the families of soldiers Michael Lehmiller, Daniel Dolan and Michael Pursell.

Busts of Lehmiller, of Clearfield, Dolan, of Roy and Pursell, of Hooper, will be unveiled in a ceremony Saturday at Weber State University.

Lehmiller's father, Bob Lehmiller, says the goal is to raise funds to memorialize each Utah fallen Utah soldier.

The Salt Lake City-based MARBLECast Products Inc., will make the busts.

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Information from: Standard-Examiner

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