you. >> love to help people. very joyful man. he's a great son. >> reporter: 29-year-old sergeant first class lance vogler was an army ranger, a special breed of soldier. nothing proved that more than the number of times he put himself in harm's way. vogler did four rotation necessary iraq and eight in afghanistan. a dozen combat tours overall. hugh williams served alongside him for four years. >> he led by example. the man led by example. he was not going to ask you to do something he himself was not willing to do. >> growing up, vogler was a boy scout. he loved roller blading, soccer and god that brought him through. it's the latter that helped his family through since last saturday. >> it's very hard, very hard. we cope because of our faith.