US CITIZENS CARRY USA AND FRENCH FLAGS TO LAFAYETTE CELEBRATIONS IN BOSTON, 2003-05-20 (photo)

U.S. citizens John Hermanson (L) and Enoch Woodhouse (R) of the Massachusetts Lafayette society carry United States and French flags side by side at the Massachusetts Statehouse (rear) in Boston, May 20, 2003. Woodhouse and Hermanson were on their way to ceremonies commemorating the 169th anniversary of the death the Marquis de Lafayette, a French General and politician who became a hero in the American revolutionary war. French and local officials joined together at the event in reasserting the common democratic values of the two countries despite recent diplomatic and military policy differences. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB