Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) gives a thumbs-up to Lyle C. Pearson, 83, from Mankato, Minnesota, and Robert E. Hansen, 78, (R) from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, after he landed at a charter terminal near the Minneapolis International Airport, Monday, May 3, 2004. Kerry met briefly with about ten veterans before departing for Minneapolis to deliver a campaign speech. Hansen and Pearson served in the Air Force during World War II. REUTERS/Eric Miller US ELECTION EM/GAC