more photosGreg Klecker, of Bend, embraces his stepmother, Mildred Klecker, after he accepted the Defense of Freedom Medal from Sen. Ron Wyden honoring his sister, Deborah Klecker, (in attached photo), on Friday morning at Brooks Park in Bend. Deborah Klecker was killed while training police officers in Iraq in 2005.
The Bend First Responders Memorial, part of the Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park in Bend (attached photo), honors Deborah Klecker and three other citizens who were killed in the line of duty.
