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COMBAT VETERANS
MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION
FLORIDA CHAPTER 20-1

NATIONAL CVMA HISTORY

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In the early months of 2001, due to interest 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 & 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.

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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.

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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.