Vito A. Pampalona

Vito A. Pampalona is the Founder and President of Vito Anthony Homes, a custom home builder based in Rochester, Michigan. Born and raised on the east side of Detroit, Pampalona was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 where he served through until 1967. He served in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 with the 1st Air Calvary as a Door Gunner where he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal (First thru Eighteenth Oak Leaf Clusters).

Pampalona is passionate about supporting injured troops and serves on the Board of Directors of the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. He has helped raise over $500,000 for the organization through his annual charity golf tournament and other fundraising activities. Pampalona also serves as the Chairman of the National Ambassador Committee, which reaches out to injured veterans in times of need as they transition into civilian life.

Throughout the hallways of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Pampalona is known as “Uncle Vito” – the man who hosts the annual Christmas parties at Walter Reed and Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia for the wounded and their families. Since 2003, Pampalona has interacted with over 1,000 patients, caregivers, and their loved ones. He was awarded the “National Good Neighbor Award” in 2011 by the National Association of Realtors. Additionally, in 2009, he was honored with the “Builder of the Year” award by Homes for Our Troops for his ADA-built residence for an Iraq War Veteran.