Dale Relyea, 13, of Bigfork, with United States Marine veteran Timothy “Merk” Merklinger, 55, at Flathead Valley Community College on May 20. Relyea began working with Merklinger five weeks ago to learn to play “Taps” so he could help with military funerals and other functions. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
May 26, 2019
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May 26, 2019 4 a.m.
Marine veteran teaches Bigfork teen 'Taps'
“Day is done, gone the sun from the lake, from the hill, from the sky. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.”