MSNBC's Thomas Roberts was emcee. Photo by Tracy Baim

Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser toPresident Obama. Photo by Tracy Baim

Col. Stewart Bornhoft, USA, (Ret.) and Pat and Wally Kutteles, parents of murdered Pfc. Barry L. Winchell, with the plaintiffs receiving the Barry Winchell Courage Award. Photo by Tracy Baim

Retired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer and SLDN co-founder Michelle Benecke. Photo by Tracy Baim

Plaintiffs in the organization's ongoing lawsuitchallenging the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA). Photo by Tracy Baim