PHOTOS: Veterans Day ceremony at Bigfork High School
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months, 2 weeks AGO
Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy present the colors at the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Rep. Ryan Zinke addresses the crowd during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy present the colors at the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Veterans salute as "Taps" is played at the end of the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork High School teacher Solveig Munson receives a Teacher of the Year award from members of Bigfork VFW Post 4042 during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Students in the Bigfork HIgh School band play "Marches of the Armed Forces" during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Veterans salute during the singing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by the Bigfork High School choir at the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy give a presentation on the history of military service flags during a Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork High School student Nic Gustavson welcomes the crowd to the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Students in the Bigfork HIgh School band play "Marches of the Armed Forces" during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork High School students Lance Peterson and Madeline Pomeroy give a presentation on the history of military service flags during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy give a presentation on the history of military service flags during a Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Rep. Ryan Zinke addresses the crowd during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | November 11, 2025 11:00 AM
Photos from the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Rep. Ryan Zinke addresses the crowd during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy present the colors at the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Veterans salute as "Taps" is played at the end of the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork High School teacher Solveig Munson receives a Teacher of the Year award from members of Bigfork VFW Post 4042 during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Students in the Bigfork HIgh School band play "Marches of the Armed Forces" during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Veterans salute during the singing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by the Bigfork High School choir at the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy give a presentation on the history of military service flags during a Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork High School student Nic Gustavson welcomes the crowd to the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Students in the Bigfork HIgh School band play "Marches of the Armed Forces" during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork High School students Lance Peterson and Madeline Pomeroy give a presentation on the history of military service flags during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Students with the Montana Youth Challenge Academy give a presentation on the history of military service flags during a Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Rep. Ryan Zinke addresses the crowd during the Veterans Day assembly at Bigfork High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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