turned virtually its full attention to that war, shifting mover troops to iraq. analysts say that provided an opening for the taliban. the key question right now is what happens next? this is a war that recent polls show the majority of americans oenz and president obama said he doesn't want to fight this war any longer than necessary. in that vein, he has announced that a troop withdrawal will begin next summer. this long afghan war has produced its share of american heroes, brave men and women who for the past nine years have put themselves in harm's way more than 1200 have paid the ultimate sacrifice. one of these remarkable soldiers was a young man who served a total of 12 tours of duty in both iraq and afghanistan. today, he returned home. martin savage joins us now from savannah, georgia, with their story. >> reporter: well, the young man is 29-year-old lance vogler. he is an army ranger. and he died in afghanistan last friday. today his body returned here to