That was my dream to help people in Afghanistan.

It's going to be a fundraiser for victims of land mines,

They give them to someone who has done something inspirational and beyond the call of duty.

I did my book to help other people, ... People are always struggling and they need help and something to give them courage, so that's why I did it.

We went to Connecticut and I met the cadets from the Coast Guard Academy because they read my book over the summer for class,

I was surprised to come here. I had never heard of New Zealand, we were expecting to go to Australia.