About the Patch:
About the Patch:
Our CVMA® patch has a very significant meaning to all of our members which is symbolized as follows:
Our CVMA® patch has a very significant meaning to all of our members which is symbolized as follows:
Red, representing the blood that has been shed on the battlefield.
Red, representing the blood that has been shed on the battlefield.
Military Gold, representing all branches of the military service of the United States.
Military Gold, representing all branches of the military service of the United States.
Black, representing the heavy hearts possessed for those who gave their lives and for those that are considered missing in action or prisoners of war.
Black, representing the heavy hearts possessed for those who gave their lives and for those that are considered missing in action or prisoners of war.
The Skull and Ace of Spade represents the death that war leaves in its wake.
The Skull and Ace of Spade represents the death that war leaves in its wake.
What does it mean to see a person wearing this patch? All of our Full Members are U.S. Armed Forces Combat Veterans. This means that each and every person wearing the patch – as pictured above – served abroad during wartime in a Combat Zone declared by Presidential Executive Order. Many members served in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan (to name a few).
What does it mean to see a person wearing this patch? All of our Full Members are U.S. Armed Forces Combat Veterans. This means that each and every person wearing the patch – as pictured above – served abroad during wartime in a Combat Zone declared by Presidential Executive Order. Many members served in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan (to name a few).
There are other membership types including Support Members – who served in the U.S. Armed Forces; and Auxiliary Members – who are spouses of Full or Support Members.
There are other membership types including Support Members – who served in the U.S. Armed Forces; and Auxiliary Members – who are spouses of Full or Support Members.