Charleston 9 Memorial Service

June 6, 2008 – A memorial service for the Charleston 9 will be held June 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston. The service is expected to last about one hour. Seating will be limited, but an overflow area will be in the auditorium's exhibition hall with closed circuit television.

On the evening of June 18, families of the fallen fire fighters and Charleston fire fighters will attend a private service at the site of the Sofa Super Store on Savannah Highway. This ceremony is closed to the public and the media.