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Iowa Peace Officer Memorial
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National Peace Officer Memorial
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May 10-16, 2009

The 2009 Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., at the Peace Officer Memorial located North of the Lucas State Office Building on the State Capitol Complex (near the corner of East Grand Avenue and East 12th Street, Des Moines).

Click here to view photographs of the 2009 Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony.

Click here to view the press release regarding the Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony.

May 14, 2009, was proclaimed Peace Officer Memorial Day in Iowa. Click here to view the Proclamation by Governor Culver.

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The Iowa Peace Officer Memorial, located in an open area north of the Lucas State Office Building, was dedicated in 1985.  It honors those peace officers in the history of Iowa who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Monument

The Memorial is fronted by a stone which carries language explaining the artist's conception of the elements of the Memorial.  The following language appears on the stone: 

The three outer forms represent the three levels of law enforcement in Iowa. 

The equal spacing represents the equal sharing of responsibility. 

The circles represent the cooperation and fraternity between agencies and departments. 

The three gray paths to the center represent the agencies and departments uniting to serve, sacrifice, and mourn. 

Iowa Peace Officer Memorial


The center pinnacle represents the service, dedication, and sacrifice shared by each peace officer. 

The top of each outer form represents the aim of each peace officer with the goal being just short of the ultimate act of giving one's life, which is represented by the top of the center pinnacle Designed by C. Richard Webb

The stone also carries the names of the members of the committee which planned and organized the development and dedication of the Memorial:  The Honorable Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, the Honorable Lee Holt, State Senator, Adrian D. Anderson, Raymond K. Baker, Glenn F. Brockett, Cindy Hill-Collier, George S. Mills, Gene W. Shepard, and Connie A. White. 

Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Plaque

Supplementing the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial are two plaques which are on display the Iowa Department of Public Safety Building located at 215 East 7th Street, Des Moines, Iowa.  One of these recognizes each Iowa peace officer who has died in the line of duty, while the other recognizes other Iowans who died while engaged in law enforcement or closely related functions, but who were not peace officers. 

IPOM Memorial

Each year, the Iowa State Patrol includes in its exhibit at the Iowa State Fair a memorial display honoring those troopers who were killed in the line of duty.  There are currently nine troopers honored in the display. There is also a permanent display at the Iowa State Patrol Headquarters Office in the Iowa Department of Public Safety Building located at 215 East 7th Street, Des Moines, Iowa.

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Created: 02-07-2006
Last Updated: 05-21-2009 (JLR)