Originally streamed 15 January 2024
Christian Craighead is a former member of the United Kingdom’s elite 22 Special Air Service unit.
Craighead is credited with saving over 700 lives of innocent civilians when he thwarted a terrorist attack at the DusitD2 Hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2019.
He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his actions. 21 people lost their lives in the attack, both American and British civilians among them.
This episode covers Christian Craighead’s entire life story.
“Obi Wan Nairobi” joined the Parachute Regiment as a teenager and was selected for the Pathfinder Platoon.
He served on multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Shawn & Christian discuss the blowback from the British Government and the outstanding “gag order” by the Ministry of Defence.
Shawn & Christian also dive into faith, purpose, and break down the SAS motto “Who Dares Wins.”
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
07:38 - Childhood
24:37 - Finding your purpose
48:48 - Joining the Army
1:06:00 - Life-changing accident
1:12:37 - UK perceptions of 9/11
1:24:45 - 2003 Iraq
1:39:44 - What’s it like coming home?
1:49:30 - The British Special Air Service
2:05:55 - Nairobi, Kenya
2:29:20 - Making sense of it all
2:38:40 - Meeting the 45th President
2:49:43 - British response to Christian’s actions
3:12:18 - The story of ‘The Wrong Wolf’
