21 DECEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person ties a ribbon to a memorial pole in honor of a homeless person who died in Iowa this year. More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the State Capitol in Des Moines to honor the homeless who died in Iowa in 2020. The ceremony is held every year on December 21, the longest night of the year. Twenty-five homeless people have died in Iowa so far in 2020.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ