The history of Memorial Day is an interesting story that has roots right here in the heartland. I’m Shad Burner, Vice President of Business Development with the Cape Chamber. Let’s talk Business. Well, today, on Memorial Day, let’s not talk business. Instead, I’d love to share a little history. An argument can be made that Carbondale, Illinois, has a claim to the first organized community-wide Memorial Day observance. In April 1866, just over 200 civil war veterans marched through town to