Parents of a gay soldier take up the fight

Andrew Wilfahrt was both a soldier and gay. His buddies in the Army knew he was gay and it didn't matter. They knew him as a fine soldier. Andrew died in Afghanistan last February. His parents, Jeff and Lori who live in Minnesota, are quite annoyed that their state legislature put a marriage protection amendment on next year's ballot (this is the state that produced both GOP prez. candidates Pawlenty and Bachmann). Losing their son has turned the parents into activists for gay rights. They will be working diligently over the next 17 months to defeat the amendment and their status as the parents of a dead gay soldier is giving their message extra attention. Said Jeff, "I hope my son didn't die for human beings, for Americans, for Minnesotans who would deny him civil rights." CNN did a lengthy profile of the parents and the son.