Our National History
In the year 1999, the Combat Vets Motorcycle Club (CVMC) was introduced to the internet.
Up until the first part of 2001 many of us were led to believe it was a true and established motorcycle organization. Through many turns of events it was found out that CVMC was an internet scam to milk money from Combat Veterans.
In the early months of 2001 many of the members found this scam out & alerted one another. Since we were all interested in the issues of Veterans, 45 members decided to form a Combat Veterans Association. After this was decided, the birth of CVMA® appeared as a non-profit Association on or about May 1st 2001 and we now will be able to continue with our main objective which is helping Veterans.
The 2 main things that brought us together was motorcycle riding & being Veterans from Combat zones or theaters. The original 45 members have adopted a patch to wear indicating that they are the original founding fathers of CVMA®.
In May of 2001 the CVMA® adopted the CVMA®/VFW patch. This was done with the VFW's ok as all CVMA® members were or became VFW members and entitled to wear the VFW patch.
Over the next year and a half the CVMA® was well accepted at Post and Division levels with the VFW. Many meetings, conversations and letters over this period with the VFW National always sounded positive but with no results of developing a relationship. In December 2002 the CVMA® membership voted to move on towards the Association it wanted to be. Along with this, VFW membership was no longer required opening the CVMA® up to all Combat Veterans who ride a motorcycle.
On December 15, 2002 it was voted the CVMA® would wear a combination of the CVMA® background and the old skull logo as a one piece patch. Membership requirements being a new member had to be a Combat Veteran and ride a motorcycle as a hobby. This patch is worn by Full Combat Members only.
21-3 Mission
We are a registered 501(c)(3) veterans’ charity, supporting and protecting those who have defended our country and our freedoms. Our focus is to provide assistance and help to individual veterans, veteran care facilities, other veteran organizations and registered charities. We sponsor and participate in many veteran-related motorcycle (and other) charity events each year, and as a non-profit organization, donate to various veteran causes.
The Patch
Our membership is comprised of Full Members (those with verified combat service), Supporter Members (those who have non-combat military service and have a strong dedication to helping veterans), and Auxiliary Members (Spouses of both Full and Support members).
- Red represents the blood that has been shed on the battlefield.
- Military Gold represents all branches of the military service of the United States.
- Black represents the heavy hearts possessed for those who gave their lives and for those that are considered missing in action or prisoners of war.
- Skull and Ace of Spade represents the death that war leaves in its wake.