article_snippet.sent: Mourners have placed flowers at a memorial to the veteran (right) over the past week .
article_snippet.sent: So many people came to the service that hundreds were left waiting outside.
article_snippet.sent: US senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC), state senator Marlon Kimpson, Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon, and Elder James Johnson of the National Action Network all attended.
article_snippet.sent: The service was also attended by a number of the state's politcians .