RIP
 

Not sure if this has been posted before, if it has then sorry - but RIP Kraut Killer. He was killed August 23rd, 2006 in Iraq by small arms fire.

http://www.fpsgameforums.com/forums/pro ... ile&u=2052

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tjbarbieri.htm

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[quote:92efa]His prized possession was his silver 1967 Mustang, a vehicle that had been passed down through the family.[/quote:92efa]

Fuck I'm depressed now.

This thread is going to be a general Memorial Day thread for Kraut Killer and others who have died in service of their country both past and present to those who lived and served, or who are serving now.

/salute

Wow....I had no idea this happened. Kraut Killer was one funny guy, his posts from the early days of aa.com were legendary. A true man's man. RIP.

I'm in shock. This is definitely the closest I've been to an Iraq war casualty. He was a very cool guy - I'm glad I knew and liked Kraut Killer, he was a great bloke and he died a hero.
I really don't know what to say this is very sad news, It's terrible.

My hearts and thoughts are with his family...



R.I.P cry:


Lest We Forget.

damn

damn dude. rip.

RIP kraut

how did you find this?

wow i never knew that, it seemed like it wasnt that long ago that he posted. this is also for me the only guy ive ever 'conversed' with who has been killed in combat.

wow, weak

RIP

what was his avatar? i remember seeing that stang before though but rip indeed

edit:nvm

wow, i had no idea this happened, and its been damn near a year too...this makes things a bit hard to think of right now - im shocked.

RIP Kraut cry:

I remember him talking about his stang a lot in the auto threads. This is very sad news.

he died on the same day of this last post...?

the search shows his last post was on april 23, 2006

[quote:beba9]Specialist Thomas J. Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, died on August 23, 2006, south of Baghdad, Iraq when his patrol countered enemy forces small arms fire during combat operations. Barbieri was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina[/quote:beba9]

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oh your post made it sound like he literally had logged on and posted the morning before he was killed.

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PostForum: Offtopic Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:10 pm Subject: GF1.com's Sausage Fest Party Thread
The cuffed pants are awesome and you know it...

are you that retarded?

I will add this to the list of people i have "known" who have died in Iraq. My count is now 10. Its been a shitty two months.

He very well could be.

I can't believe I didn't know of this. Kraut was one of the funiest guys on here, damn man..........I'm kind of in shock too. He hadn't posted for a while obviously because of where he was but I always remembered him as bein a fiesty fella who loved his car and seemed a pretty genuine, nice guy

Rest In Peace buddy.

hahahahhaha, i made the same mistake too at first. Then i called BS, till i reread his post date.

I guess that makes three then, Kraut, PFC. Green, and Judas. (although Judas fought in e-wars rather than in desert wars).

Isn't there someone else serving overseas from here too?

Man, I'm really at a loss for words.

He was a good guy and a solid forum dweller. He will be missed. R.I.P. cry:

Horrible. Guys like him don't deserve to die so young.

RIP

[quote="[DAS REICH] Blitz":110db] hahahahhaha, i made the same mistake too at first. Then i called BS, till i reread his post date.

I guess that makes three then, Kraut, PFC. Green, and Judas. (although Judas fought in e-wars rather than in desert wars).

Isn't there someone else serving overseas from here too?[/quote:110db]

Jimmy Patterson is in the USMC, I'm not sure if he went to Iraq though.

Made a userbar for anyone who wants to use it. I think this is probably the first confirmed death on this board?

http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/18658/ ... 277_rs.jpg

Cheers, I'll keep it under my sig for a while as I really liked the guy. He died doing what he felt he had to do and has my total respect

I should also probably say RIP to all those other soldiers of every country out there who have died in battle for their country or for what they thought was right.

I didn't realize today was Memorial Day in the US, but the Memorial Cup was just played for yesterday in the Canadian Hockey League and won by the Vancouver Giants, so maybe there's a tie in there.

I know a lot of people currently preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in a few months. Very soon I could be hearing of more deaths of people I know.

War isn't cool.

fuck. rest in peace dude. cant believe it man, that someone from here has died let alone over in Iraq. Really shows you how much a small world it is. Will be missed.

RIP, i never really knew him but i remember reading his post.

sry, looked the same to me (even at second glance).

RIP god bless.

Damn. At least he left fighting for the country he loved. Utmost respect for anyone who serves their country.

RIP

Wow, I just got a free chance to jump on to find this.

Thanks for letting us know, stammer.

FYI guys, I'm going to change his rank/title to "Never forget RIP" If there is anyone else I should add to this group please let me know.

Kraut is the only confirmed, but most of us believe that PFC Green and/or Judas have died, one probably in combat, the other doing who knows what.

Well, PFC Green was going Navy. I don't know how many Navy deaths there have been in either of the recent wars, I suppose it also depends on what you're doing in the Navy, but I thought he was going to be stationed on a ship. A lot less dangerous that what KK was doing.

Pretty sad to hear this, KK was a crazy bastard back when MOH:AA was in development but also one for the details like myself, i remember that he had a springfield 03 rifle and was asking 2015 why their ingame model was missing a section at the back of the rifle.

Was always one for mad quotes as well, quick on the trigger with insane comebacks to being flamed and just in general he seemed to have a good sense of humour. Still kinda hard to accept that he died almost a year ago and we're just now hearing of it. As already said no-one thought much of him not posting as he was overseas a lot, doubt anyone thought this would happen. Just raises more questions about people who were regulars here and just semed to have disappeared out of the blue, Judas being one of the main ones. cry:


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should get in contact with his brother or what not and send our condolences from all us here.

unbelievable...rip kk

That totally sucks. I considered KK a friend and used to compliment him on his Mustang. We used to talk Ford stuff since i had the Fairlane and was building a Shelby Coupe.

R.I.P. to a well respected forum friend. You'll be missed.

wow, RIP man. I had no idea he was in Iraq. I sorta remember him talking about his Afghanistan deployment and he didn't really see much combat. this really hits home, especially since i was at arlington several weeks ago and had no idea. i wish i could have seen his grave if you could get to it

sucks. cool guy.