Welcome to the Danger Close Podcast, an Ironclad original presented by Navy Federal Credit

Union.

This is a best-out episode focusing on terrorism and surviving violent encounters, featuring

portions of conversations with Maley Chapin, Ion Hershey, Gavi Freetson, Marcus Torgerson,

Tony Blower, and Eli Gaforri.

Here they are.

Maley Chapin.

In 2019, Maley survived an attack at a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya by Al Shabob terrorists

that left 22 civilians dead.

She credits former SAS operator Christian Craighead with saving her and hundreds of others.

Her harrowing o' deal, subsequent struggles with PTSD and how she fought to overcome that

trauma is detailed in her book, Terrorist Attack Girl.

What an incredible conversation to have when a day later essentially that phone becomes

your lifeline.

Oh, I'm waiting for it.

Yeah.

I mean, to capture it in here, well, you saw it on the news, especially those of us in

the security field and that sort of thing, special operations.

Of course, we see that alone person going in in his jeans, like, who is that guy?

What's that black bearded patch?

To know him now is incredible because you know, so humble and amazing person.

But at the time, it's just this person that goes in on his own.

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