The names of four officers killed in the line of duty will be added to the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial in Des Moines, Friday morning. Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be on hand for the ceremony near the Oran Pape State Office Building (215 E. 7th Street), in Des Moines. The ceremony begins at 10-a.m., and the public is invited to attend.

Among the names being honored is:

• Special Agent Thomas P. Griffin with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, who, along with another detective, were checking an area of railroad tracks in Des Moines where frequent thefts had taken place as trains staged out of the switching yards. Agent Griffen saw two men stealing items from a boxcar and ordered them to halt. Both men fired at him with a .32 caliber handgun. They were later arrested and convicted of murder before being sentenced to life in prison for the crime, which happened Nov. 15th, 1923.
• Sgt. Shawn Glenn Miller – West Des Moines Police Department. Sgt. Miller was on-duty returning home from testifying in an ongoing case at the Dallas County Courthouse on Aug. 3rd, 2016, when a vehicle turned in front of Miller’s motorcycle. He died at the scene of the subsequent collision.
• Officer Justin Scott Martin -Urbandale Police Department. Officer Martin was gunned down as he sat in his Police Cruiser on Nov. 2nd, 2016. He was struck several times and died instantly.
• Sgt. Anthony “Tony” David Beminio – Des Moines Police Department. Sgt. Beminio was the second victim of the same lone gunman who also claimed the life of Officer Martin.  He was ambushed and struck several times while in his fully marked Police vehicle, and later died at the hospital.

If you are unable to attend the ceremony, the Iowa Department of Public Safety asks that you take time, especially during National Police Week, May 15-21, to thank current peace officers for protecting and serving your community.