DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Terry E. Branstad has ordered all flags on the Capitol Complex to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017, in observance of the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony which is to be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Oran Pape State Office Building of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, on the Capitol Complex.
Flags at the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial, located at the Oran Pape State Office Building, will be flown at half-staff the week of May 15-19, 2017, in honor of National Peace Officer Week.
The governor’s directive applies to all U.S. and state flags on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays on the Capitol Complex. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.
The memorial ceremony is open to the public and all are invited to attend to pay their respects to Iowa police officers killed in the line of duty. The event will be held Friday, May 5, 2017 at 10 a.m. in the Oran Pape State Office Building, 215 E. 7th Street in Des Moines. Governor Terry E. Branstad, Lt. Governor Kim K. Reynolds, and the State of Iowa will honor four officers killed in the line of duty. Each of these men died while serving to protect and keep Iowa communities safe:
Special Agent Thomas P. Griffin, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, E.O.W. November 15, 1923
Sergeant Shawn Glenn Miller, West Des Moines Police Department, E.O.W. August 3, 2016
Police Officer Justin Scott Martin, Urbandale Police Department, E.O.W. November 2, 2016
Sergeant Anthony David Beminio, Des Moines Police Department, E.O.W. November 2, 2016
