The Associated Press
EMMITSBURG, Md. — President Bush plans to be in Emmitsburg on Sunday morning to participate in the 26th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
The White House says he will make remarks, lay a wreath and greet the families of the 87 firefighters killed in the line of duty last year and four others not previously been honored.
Bush last attended in 2001, just weeks after the September terrorist attacks. He is the only president to have attended the annual ceremony.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation says an anti-gay activist group, the Westboro Baptist Church is planning to picket until the ceremony begins.