Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper First Class Dung Martinez died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while assigned to Troop T at King of Prussia Station at 251 Flint Hill Road in King of Prussia.
Trooper Martinez had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for over 21 years and had previously been assigned to Troop K, Troop J, and Troop M.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Trooper First Class Dung Xuan Tran Martinez died on October 21, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Trooper First Class Martinez gave the Pennsylvania State Police 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Martinez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper First Class Dung Xuan Tran Martinez is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Pennsylvania State Police, 10 of 87 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dung Xuan Tran Martinez's cause is highlighted.
How Dung Xuan Tran Martinez Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Dung Xuan Tran Martinez is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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