"Sons of The American Legion" was created in 1932 as an organization within "The American Legion" by our National organization. The Detachment of Colorado was formed 1967, as of 2007 we currently have 1428 paid up members in our Detachment, There 55 chartered Squadrons. The S.A.L. is made up of boys and men of all ages whose parents or grandparents served in the united State military and became eligible for membership in the American Legion. Together, members of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion (S.A.L.) Make up what is known as The Legion Family. All three organizations place high importance on preserving our American traditions and values, improving the quality of life for our nation’s children, caring for veterans and their families, and perhaps most importantly, teaching the fundamentals of good citizenship. Sons have always assisted Legionnaires with Legion Family programs. Our family boasts a combined total membership of nearly 4.2 million members nation wide. This year the Sons attained an all time high national membership of over 307,000.

Sons focus on much more than just membership. At all levels, Sons support the American Legion in promoting a wide variety of programs. Here in the state of Colorado our squadrons support their American Legion Post in many activities such as Veterans programs, Veterans Administrative homes and hospitals volunteers, children Youth projects, and fund raising. This year our Detachment has raised $13,782.94 (or $5.21 per member putting us half way to our goal) for The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Our members have volunteered over number of hours volunteered last year in Veteran Hospitals thought out the state and raised over amount that went directly to VA hospitals and VA homes for a variety of items need for the facilities state wide. Our Detachment volunteered Amount of hours at the local Fisher House while raising amount of funds for that facility.

There are numerous dual members, dual members a men who are members of , both The American Legion and the Sons of The American Legion. Often, these individuals started out as young members of the Sons. Then, when they were old enough to serve the military, they also became eligible to join The Legion.

Please explore our site to find out how you to can belong to this great organization!! You will also be able to find out about different events upcoming posted by different squadrons in our Detachment on our event page. While touring the site check out the slide show it is just of few of the actives we have been involved in this year.