The site has been chosen and the ground broken, but volunteers planning a new memorial for fallen Oregon State Police troopers still have about $100,000 to raise to complete the project.
Greg Willeford, Chairman of the project, says the memorial will be built with local materials, including basalt from Madras.
The names of Oregon’s 33 fallen troopers will be listed on the wall. Willeford says OSP has lost more officers than any other agency in Oregon and is deserving of a memorial devoted specifically to troopers.