With rifles, a bugler and blue-striped pants, members of Urbana American Legion Post 71 mark Memorial Day, the most solemn of holidays, to honor the fallen. URBANA — With rifles, a bugler and blue-striped pants, members of Urbana American Legion Post 71 mark Memorial Day, the most solemn of holidays, to honor the fallen. Gary Massey, the commander of this color guard, helped wounded soldiers in hospitals during the Vietnam War era. He's been in the Legion 38 years, and has sometimes participated in the funerals of his comrades. read more