Opening Night at the RMEF National Elk Camp was kicked off on Thursday.  David Allen the new CEO of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation officially addressed the members tonight and was very personable and looks to be a great leader.  The evenings festivities kicked off with a wonderful meal and some awards that we will be reporting on over the next couple of weeks. 

The highlight of the evening was the introduction of a Mathew Martin a Marine Sniper who will soon be deployed to Afghanistan. Mathew has a Purple Heart and is headed back for his second tour of combat duty.  The RMEF awarded him a life membership and a new rifle as a thank you for his service to our country.  A special thank you goes out to Jim Zumbo and Christine for all of the work they are doing to recognize the strong contributions our soldiers are making in defense of our country.

The evening then progressed across the street to take in a concert with Cowboy Troy and Big and Rich.  Both bands played a couple of awesome sets and the members of the RMEF were treated to one heck of a Country/Rock & Roll Concert.  Big and Rich put on one heck of a show and reminded the ladies to SAVE A HORSE/RIDE A COWBOY.  Cowboys and Country girls whooped it up all night and woke up early to take in the days events on Friday.