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John Daley Reporting The event Cindy Sheehan is expected to attend will be one of many. There are five rallies scheduled for the day President Bush arrives and there'll be a tough question in the air: Can you support the troops and not the war?
The deadly seriousness of the war comes home with news 21- year old Marine Corporal Adam Galvez of Salt Lake has been killed in Iraq. With anti-war activists planning to protest during the Bush visit, his parents are preparing to speak at another event, a "Support Our Troops" rally.
Amy Galvez, Adam Galvez' Mother: "I don't want Cindy Sheehan and Rocky Anderson to be the only voices people hear."
Tony Galvez, Adam Galvez' Father: "You can't say you support the troops but don't support the war."
That debate plays out next Wednesday and Salt Lake City will be "free speech central." From 11 to 1 at Washington Square, there'll be a rally criticizing Bush Administration policies ranging from the war, to fiscal issues, to the environment.
Crystal Young-Otterstrom, Rally Organizer: "We're just mostly a lot of regular people who care about the direction this country is headed."
Meanwhile, at Liberty Park from 11:30 to 1:30, will be a "Freedom Rally", an opportunity to show support for military personnel. It's being organized by National Guardsman Paul Holton.
Paul Holton, Rally Organizer: "It's an important day. With all the dignitaries that are coming, with other things going on, yeah, I definitely want the right message to get out to the people."
Then from 5 to 8, another pro-Bush rally is scheduled, this one organized by the Salt Lake County Republican Party at Washington Square.
From 6 to 9 the group Proyecto Latino de Utah is planning a demonstration in Liberty Park, in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.
Then there's an evening rally and music session at Pioneer Park, organized by the group "We the People for Peace and Justice."
It's no doubt going to be a busy day. A spokesman for Rocky Anderson says the mayor has invited the Galvez family to meet with him to discuss their concerns and expressed his condolences to them.
