President Obama turns to openly gay U.S. Marine Corps veteran Eric Alva. U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi is directly behind Obama, out retired Navy commander Zoe Dunning is on the far left and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is on the right. Alva was the first U.S. servicemember to be injured in Iraq, losing a leg in the process. Photo for Windy City Times by Patsy Lynch