History of Forgottten Eagles

This was originally written for the home page of the website, it did not make it but I thought it would be great to share with everyone

Brief History of Forgotten Eagles.

The origins of the Forgotten Eagles dates back to the days when our charter members were affiliated with Rolling Thunder.
With all the other service organizations in Michigan, There was none solely dedicated to receiving a full accounting for our POW-MIA's. Tom Wall, a visionary, a biker and combat wounded Vietnam veteran brought Rolling Thunder to Michigan to fill this void. With Tom at the helm in Michigan we grew into a strong, statewide branch of a national organization consisting of veterans and like minded individuals who wanted to correct the mistakes made in Vietnam and make sure that no American soldier was ever left behind again.
At the time that Tom had to step down for personal and business reasons, Terry Nelson took the reins and during this time frame Rolling Thunder was undergoing some drastic changes in policy and rules enforcement.
After attending a national conference Terry brought back the rule changes and had the it soon became apparent that the membership would suffer and not only in numbers. Under Terrys' leadership and with his hard work behind the scenes, he came up with a plan that would allow us to continue with our goals and mission unencumbered by the rules of a national organization that held little pertinence to our efforts in aiding Michigans' veterans.
So late in 2001 while a large number of our members seeking better answers, Terry told us to be patient and within three month, he along with the ideas of other state officers and legal help from personal friends, we were transformed into a legitimate non-profit 501C organization and Forgotten Eagles took flight.
Under Terrys' leadership we have grown to having four chapters statewide and are now concentrating our efforts within the State of Michigan. The Forgotten Eagles are now well known to our legislators, and at our Veterans Homes and hospitals, and more importantly we will stand up to protect the rights and privileges that each and every veteran in Michigan has earned through their service and all the while seeking an accounting for our POW-MIA's. We do all this through our annual Ride Around Michigan, The Freedom Ride, raffles, auctions and any other type of fund raiser that will result in helping our veterans. And the rest is history.

Written by Black Mike

Chapter 5 Forgotten Eagles Meeting Rescheduled

The Chapter 5 Forgotten Eagles meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 15, 2007 at 1:00 and will be held at Ali's Diner in Grand Rapids, MI. Thank you.

July 4th Event on Drummond Island

Chapter 1 is having a 4th of July celebration on Drummond Island Wednesday July 4th - Rain or Shine!! :~D There will be a parade and a BBQ. Contact an officer from Chapter 1 for more information. Thank you. :)