Two suspects charged in the June 8 shooting death of a decorated World War II veteran outside the Thunderbird Inn in Florence pleaded not guilty to charges of murder Friday morning.

Two suspects accused of killing a decorated World War II veteran outside a Florence hotel room June 8 are scheduled to appear before a judge in general sessions court Friday to face the murder charges against them.

Friends, family and even strangers spent Monday remembering one of America’s heroes. World War II veteran Clair C. Chaffin was shot to death June 8 as he packed his car to leave the Thunderbird Inn in Florence.

The family of a Florida World War II veteran who deputies say was slain at a Florence hotel visited the site where the tragedy took place. Clair C. Chaffin, of Archer, Fla., died Monday after being shot during an attempted armed robbery at the Thunderbird Inn at U.S. 52 and Interstate 95 in Florence on Monday morning.

A 25-year-old Darlington man who is accused of gunning down a World World II veteran was released from jail just weeks before the slaying, according to state records.

Bond has been denied for the two suspects accused of killing a decorated World War II veteran outside a Florence hotel room Monday morning.

Two Marines remembered a fallen comrade Wednesday. Archer, Fla., resident Clair C. Chaffin died Monday, shot and killed in an apparent armed robbery outside Florence.

Florence County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal shooting that happened outside a Florence hotel room Monday morning.