How we got started

In the early part of 2005, Ken Yuly, Lyle Torno and Jerry Schempp sat down and had

breakfast at a Minot café. They got to talking about the advantages of affiliating the

North Dakota Military Vehicles Collectors Association, a loose group of 4 or 5 people,

with the National Organization, Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA).

The decision was made that the upcoming Minot Gun Show would be the first try at

“enlisting” members for a North Dakota affiliate

of MVPA. We ordered some membership

material from the National office in

Missouri, and set up a table among the military

vehicles we had on display at the show.

We were all gratified by the response, we

signed up 8 members who either joined or

were already a member of MVPA, and another

8 members as “associate” members,

that is members of only the ND-MVCA.