The Creation of Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association®

In 1999, the Combat Vets Motorcycle Club (CVMC) first emerged on the internet. Until early 2001, many individuals believed CVMC to be a legitimate and established motorcycle organization. However, it was ultimately discovered that CVMC was an internet-based scheme designed to solicit money from combat veterans under false pretenses.

In the early months of 2001, several members became aware of the deception and resolved to make matters right. United by a shared love of motorcycle riding and service in combat zones, forty-five members formed a new and legitimate organization.

As a result of this decision, the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association® (CVMA®) was established as a non-profit association on or about May 1, 2001. This formation enabled the group to continue pursuing its primary mission: Helping Veterans.

Patch of the Combat Vets Association featuring a firefighter emblem in the center with the words 'Bank of Illinois' and a firefighter emblem, surrounded by a black and yellow ring with the words 'COMBAT VETS ASSOCIATION'.

In May 2001, the CVMA® requested approval to adopt the CVMA®/VFW patch, reflecting the original requirement of dual membership.

In December 2002, the CVMA® membership voted to remove this stipulation; allowing the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association® to accept combat veterans both home and abroad.

Logo of Combat Vets Association featuring a skull with a spade symbol in the center and the text 'Combat Vets Association' in yellow on a black background.

On December 15, 2002, it was voted that the CVMA® would wear a combination of the CVMA® background and the old skull logo as a one piece patch. Membership requires that a new member has to be a Combat Veteran and ride a motorcycle as a hobby.

This patch is worn by Full Combat Members only.

CVMA® AL 28-4 Chapter History

Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association® Chapter 28-4 started as a Detachment from CVMA® AL 28-2 chapter in Huntsville.

In 2010, David “Easy Rider” Gann called Hoodlum.

Hoodlum advised for them to bring their DD-214’s to Montgomery to get signed up. David “Easy Rider” Gann and Tim “Two Fingers” Mutter took Lyman “Mac Attack” McBride’s DD-214 with them to the meeting in Montgomery and started the process.

Easy Rider, Two Fingers, and Mac Attack were patched in by CVMA® AL 28-1 at their Cusetta (Smith’s Station) post.

The first three original members of what is now CVMA® AL 28-4 transferred to AL 28-2 Huntsville chapter in 2011.

Over the next several months; members from the Guin, Hamilton, and Winfield area joined which allowed for the creation of a more localized Detachment.

The first eight Detachment members are as follows:

1.   David “Easy Rider” Gann
2.   Lyman “Mac Attack” McBride
3.   Tim “Two Fingers” Mutter
4.   Ralph “Speed Demon” Weeks
5.   Harvey “Sugar Bear” Massey
6.   John “Paw Paw” Cooley
7.   Curry “CC” Cooper
8.   James “Dick” Dickerson

In 2012, the stand-up chapter CVMA® AL 28-4 was chartered.

The original 15 members are as follows:

  1. David “Easy Rider” Gann

  2. Lyman “Mac Attack” Mcbride (deceased)

  3. Tim “Two Fingers” Mutter

  4. Ralph “Speed Demon” Weeks

  5.  Harvey “Sugar Bear” Massey

  6. John “Paw-Paw” Cooley

  7. Jim “Digger” Enlow

  8. Curry “CC” Cooper

  9. James “Dick” Dickerson

  10. Gary “Recon Rat” Williams

  11. Jodee “Jo-Jo” Johnson

  12. Randy “Music Man” Tice

  13. Darren “D” Abbott

  14. Doyle “Bubba” Cannon

  15. Mike “Smack” Key

  16. David “Red Neck” Watson

Just a few of our founding members

  • An older man wearing a black hat with gold lettering, a white shirt, and a black vest covered with various patches and badges. He is outdoors near a cemetery.

    EASY RIDER

  • An elderly man wearing a gray cap and sunglasses, dressed in a white shirt with a black vest adorned with various military patches and badges.

    DICK

  • An elderly man with long white hair and a beard, wearing a black cap with 'KOREA VETERAN' embroidered on it, a white shirt, and a black vest covered with various military patches and badges, standing outdoors in a cemetery.

    SPEED DEMON

  • Three men standing inside a Harley Davidson dealership in front of a sign that says 'Redstone Harley-Davidson' with five stars above it. Two men are standing next to parked motorcycles, and one man is standing between them, giving a thumbs up. The men are wearing casual clothes and Harley Davidson vests, and one is wearing a mask.

    PAW PAW and ENLOW

  • An elderly man wearing sunglasses, a bandana, and a leather vest with patches sitting on a motorcycle, holding a sandwich wrapped in paper.

    SUGAR BEAR