Dale Relyea, 13, of Bigfork, with United States Marine veteran Timothy "Merk" Merklinger, 55, at Flathead Valley Community College on Monday, May 20. Relyea began working with Merklinger 5 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.”