Salt Lake City, Aug.— Once a year, Utahns take a moment to remember the people who bled or died, and ultimately saved lives.

One family finds their loved one's name on the Wall of Honor.

These are not the military heroes, but 210 ordinary folks who donated large quantities of blood over a decade or donated organs and tissues for transplants.

Hundreds of Utahns gathered at the Celebration of Life Donor Monument on the southeast corner of Salt Lake City Library Square on Saturday, August 26th for inspiration and song, but mainly just to remember their loved ones.

Marian Neeley, a donor mom, will tell the story of her son, Tom, who died in a car accident in 2000. Todd was an organ, eye and tissue donor. Also on the program are Lisa Ann Madsen, who is a regular blood donor and Brian Holcomb, a liver recipient, who suffered sudden liver failure while proposing to his wife.

Located in the heart of Utah at Salt Lake City’s Library Square, the Celebration of Life Donor Monument honors Utahns who have made the commitment to saving and improving lives through the selfless act of organ, eye, blood, and tissue donation. A beautiful garden houses an ornate fountain; a Wall of Honor, consisting of three glass panels with approximately 2,500 donor names etched into them; and bronze human statues by famed artist Gary Price. The monument stands as a truly unique memorial, as one of only a handful of permanent tributes to donors in the nation.