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Devoted to his family, thats for sure. you know, ill tell you, i love those moments where the chips were down, where the chips were down either personally or professionally. i could tell you the story in 2008 just before the new hampshire primary in december he was in sixth place. we held a fundraiser for him in arizona. only his oldest friends showed up. we raised $20,000, and it was his biggest fundraiser three and a half weeks before the new hampshire primary. he said, johnny, do you have any...

That he was a amazingly interested in the people around him. so i always felt from the day i met him -- i was introduced to him true congressman tom ridge who i had worked for in pennsylvania -- and from the day i met him, he called me johnny. we were friends. i found that he was really open, caring, hard working and an intentional listener. so when you had something to say that was important, he was there to listen and to care about what you had to say. >> john, im the wife of a politician, the...

When youre in a foreign country, your interpreter is your lifeline, especially a soldier in enemy territory. one interpreter grew so valuable to the navy s.e.a.l. his became a brother in arms saving countless american lives and risking his own as one of the most wanted men in iraq. known as johnie walker. now in america telling his story in a book called "code name:johnie walker". johnny, well call you, thats the name that we love. why did you start helping the americans? >> you know, the beginn...

All of the john wayne movies. so its like my dream. >> wow. you know, johnny, the debate in america around iraq to oversimplify it i think at times similar to the debate within iraq, which is ultimately was this intervention good for the people of iraq? was it good? and i ask you, as you have a unique perspective, as an iraqi-born individual, worked with the u.s. army, how did you feel about that? obviously you did this work that you thought was right. how did you feel, though, being on the grou...

Compare to chris kyle story. hes my hero. bless him. i love him. >> indeed, chris is an american hero. jim, what was the hardest part of the book to write? >> i think that once i got to know johnny, it wasnt hard at all. but because of the language barrier, we -- i wouldnt say it was hard. we had to spend a lot of time together. sometimes his family got a little tired of me hanging around and taking him up. but it was always my pleasure. hopefully theyll forgive me now. >> they love you. >> john...

Sniper under a different name, because we thought he was still in iraq. but it turned out that the s.e.a.l.s had been able just about the time we were working on the book to get johnny back to the u.s. and chris ran into him in california and as soon as he did he got a hold of the publi publisher, you have to do this book, johnie walkers story is more incredible than mine. chris kyle and johnny himself. >> youve made so many life sacrifices, brought your family to the united states, left everyth...