Christian Craighead - SAS Operator | SRS #92

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." Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkoujZQZatbqy4KGcgjpVxQ/join Shawn Ryan Show Links SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnRyanShowOfficial Sign up: https://shawnryanshow.com/pages/newsletter Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Download Free Content: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lF-8_5jwRc5eAhzDkqqCOp-6yvd05vAw?usp=sharing Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnryanshow/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnryanshow/ Follow on X: https://twitter.com/ShawnRyanShow SRS Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4pqo9Uoh0WuUKxw0BmaK1yrg9Kd7E4lk #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow Christian Craighead Links: Book - https://a.co/d/6T3LDDG | store.bookbaby.com/book/the-wrong-wolf IG - https://www.instagram.com/christian_craighead X - https://twitter.com/one_man_in Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://lairdsuperfood.com - USE CODE "SRS" https://babbel.com/srs https://shopify.com/shawn https://preparewithshawn.com https://ShawnLikesGold.com or call 855-936-GOLD #goldcopartner 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’