Shirtless poser seeks undeserved praise (Kyle Barwan).
I wanted to post this phony before I closed out because of what he lied and how he did it stand out from your normal faker. Meet Kyle Barwan, (listed at the bottom of the page. )
He is claiming that he was a ” Ranger, MP, 1st Cavalry, a sniper, a First Lieutenant, and claimed to have served a tour in Iraq.”
Also claimed that he earned a Silver Star by pulling eight guys to safety after a IED blast.
Also he tries to act like he has been there done that on FaceBook.
The only real problem is that he he has only been in the National Guard and was kicked out for impersonating a Officer in 2007. Oh and he is claiming that he part of ROTC and recenty went to Camp Atterberry
Considering he did such a bang up job pretending to be Army Lieutenant do we really want him to be in charge of real troops?
Added: Also Amy found a MySpace page that has the same info as our friend here.
UPDATE:
I found what was posted his Myspace account for the entry Army Sniper. Also he has another one that refers to being in Iraq.
UPDATE November 24 2010:
Police in Knox County are holding Kyle Barwan of Crestwood, Illinois on charges of possession of cocaine and impersonating a public servant, and even more charges may be coming.
Yep still at it.
http://swfs.bimvid.com/bimvid_player-3_2_7.swf?x-bim-callletters=WPSD
Update: goes under the following names/usernames.
Kyle Reacher, Kyle Felucifer, Klutch, Klutch_Reborn.
Category: Phony soldiers
I’ve have been watching this site for little over a month now I am going to say this ”sporkmaster and NHSparky I have ran both your IP addresses I do know were you are and you both have families it would be smart to stop this shit im not making threats. FIRST AND FINAL WARNING
Sporkmaster: Kyle, you do know I can see your IP address when you post. So I know it is you that posted this message. Everything that you do is ether faked or a lie.
October 2nd, 2010 at 6:51 am
I’ve have been watching this site for little over a month now I am going to say this ‘’sporkmaster and NHSparky I have ran both your IP addresses I do know were you are and you both have families it would be smart to stop this shit im not making threats. FIRST AND FINAL WARNING
Yeah, how’d you get their IP addresses, dillwad? By the way, your IP, which is coming from your T-mobile phone, seems to be shared with someone else;
Okay debra how do I get in touch with you?
Dear Kyle/Blackthorn,
Eat a steaming bag of dicks. You’re not making threats but you’re making threats. We both have families? Oh, this oughta be good. Did we dun goofed? Are you alerting the state police and the Internet police? Will consequences never be the same?
Do you really have a fucking clue or should I give you a quarter so you can go buy one?
Oh, and Blackthorn/Kyle–how can you run someone’s IP address and find out where they live if a WHOIS search only reveals the ISP, which at best will give city and state, not a local address? And what if the person in question uses dynamic IP addressing? Curious minds would love to know this, Kyle.
BTW–Jonn, does this mean we all get toasters for dragging this POS thread out past 200 posts, or is it 250 for the free toasters?
Finally, Debra, seems to me that most of the “abuse” heaped upon Kyle and his sockpuppets has been of the self-inflicted variety. Had Kyle simply apologized, been contrite about it, and then STFU, instead of continuing his blather on MySpace AND Facebook like he’s STILL doing, become an honest person (unlikely, I know), then we’d have nothing to say and this thread would have died weeks ago. Sadly, your enabling and his refusal to accept responsibility only ensures our further heaping of derision upon his action.
“BLACKTHORN” posted at 6:51 a.m.
kyle posted at 6:52
Not super-subtle dude.
Sparky, I don’t agree with your attitude. Have you had your annual DoD-required suicide prevention training yet? If so, you definitely need a refresher.
It is NOT a matter of enabling a storyteller. Read my comments again. You will see I had an emphasis there on honesty and coming clean while also taking a humane approach, recognizing that the dignity of all human beings should be preserved, even if they have done something wrong, and even while paying the price for having done something wrong. I understand your sentiments exactly, but there has to be a limit to what is socially acceptable, even under circumstances like this.
So, as usual, Sparky, it seems we actually agree on the fundamentals here, but, again as usual, you take the barbed, vitriolic approach (perhaps this is just your personality…or perhaps it’s because you were sailor…), while I take the more intelligent and caring approach.
Blackthorn, I didn’t think that your comments were very nice. It did sound like a threat. SporkMaster is actually a very decent person. He came off a little bit abrasive here, but has good advice on how to change things.
Kyle, I will send you a message on Facebook, since I think I found you. But no more BS.
Also, btw, Old Tanker, I think you’re very mistaken that a site like this wouldn’t negatively impact a person’s employment prospects. It has become routine for many employers to have an internet search done of prospective employees, and this site comes up real quick. It doesn’t look good for Kyle (putting it mildly). If he doesn’t have a job and can’t get hired, what will become of him? He needs to be put to honest work somewhere, not become yet another burden to the taxpayers.
It’s your funeral Debra. This guy has demonstrated a pattern of manipulating and then fucking over the people closest to him including his own brother and mother, so I’d recommend proceeding with extreme caution; he is apparently completely without scruples.
Also, Blackthorn is obviously kyle.
Yes, Scott, I’m aware of that (regarding Blackthorn).
I appreciate your concern, but, besides my military background, I was also married twice and am amazingly still alive to tell about it, so I think I can handle things okay. Thank you anyway.
Debra, are you a Nurse? I smelling a lot of codependency issues here. I was a licensed clinical social worker for 30 years +. Your ARE being manipulated. He will play you like a violin. You seem like a genuine person, and I’ve seen it bunch in 30 years, getting mixed up in something best left to professionals. What you have here is a Borderline Personality Disorder. Look it up…there is no helping him and his cries of suicide are manipulation only. Actual, as a professional, I wouldn’t give a crap if he off’s himself or not. It’s HIS problem and NOBODY on this or anyother site can “cause” him to suck the barrel. Your a big girl. Have fun and let us know when you’ve “helped” this POS. Oh, there is no cure for BPD. They usually age out in their late 40’s but by then have alienated everybody and they die lonely with no friends. Also, they can change if they wish, THEY choose not to.
Honor and Courage
Debra,
I have his facebook link at the top of the page under the ROTC hyperlink if you need to check it you have the right address.
1AirCav69, as a professional, you don’t care if he offs himself or not? To answer your question, no, I’m not a nurse. Nor am I co-dependent, and nor do I appreciate the way you address me. You consider that to be professional? No wonder I could never stand social workers. I was in law enforcement. It’s messy when they blow their heads off.
Ahh, can’t stand social workers. Must not like the diagnosis they gave you. Go save him. There is probably a good reason your not “in law inforcement” anymore. I know professionals in law enforcement that don’t give a crap when dirt bags off themselves. Doesn’t make them any less professionals. Oh, and there is a big difference between a social worker and a clinical social worker but won’t waste my time explaining it to you. Like I said…have fun.
1AirCav69, your attitude sucks. Did you help people who were suicidal by telling them to go ahead and do it?
The reason I left the military and the field of law enforcement was to be a full-time mom at home and nurse and raise my own babies instead of put them in daycare with bottles. I suppose you’ve got something negative to say about that, too.
I think the world would be better off without “professionals” like you.
Debra–I’ll go one further. Have you, thus far, seen ANYTHING that would convince you that ANYTHING you do is going to make this assclown change his ways?
And me, I’ve sat through enough suicide “prevention” courses. Enough to know that a few years back, I hit EVERY high-risk category: Male, mid-level enlisted, early 30’s, recently married, high-pressure job, recent PCS change, yadda yadda yadda. Yet somehow I managed. More than I can say for the topside watch one night on my first boat.
I see Kyle, I see his comments, and I think of the words of John Wayne:
“Life is tough. It’s even tougher if you’re stupid.”
You’re going to waste your effort, Debra, because frankly, he doesn’t WANT to be helped. Nothing he has said or done over the past several weeks has indicated anything of the sort. I’d advise you quit trying to teach this little piggie to sing, but hey, if you’ve got nothing better to do.
And as far as intelligence goes, Debra–I’ll put my ASVAB, GPA, SAT, IQ, what have you, against yours at any time.
Sparky,
Well, what do you think about the concept behind Daniel Goleman’s book, “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”?
Normally I would say no, but this feels like Scorpion and the Frog. He is on a self-destructive path be it that he kills himself now or does it slowly over time to be abandoned in a state run nursing home. He is going to crash and take anyone he can along with him. It is really just a case of when and how.
Actually Debra, yes at times I did. These were crybabies trying to get off Paris Island and knew the right buzz words to say to get them to my office. I know the difference between those that are serious and those that are not and I can say in 30 years I NEVER lost a patient. I think I know just a little bit more about these kinds of PD’s then you do. I worked in the field of PTSD where suicidal thoughts are common place. At one time I was seeing between 40 and 60 patients a week….something no therapist should have to endour but I did and never lost a one of them. My original post to you wasn’t a slam it was a professional opinion and was just trying to give you a heads up. Actually I was playing a bit with you but you obviously have thin skin. I can’t begin to tell you how many people have better lives since they met me. I could write a book about what you DON’T know about the world. Taking basic psychology doesn’t make you a therapist any more than reading the police reports in the paper makes you a cop. Not that you give a shit though, I do commend you for being a stay at home mom. There is nothing negative about that. You might re-read my first post to you and take the advice I gave you about “looking it up”.
Honor and Courage
Debra,
I seriously doubt that an employer would take seriously a story on a blog that he can’t verify…they would get their butt sued badly and lose. That is unless they never told the perspective employee that they looked which of course they wouldn’t. Long way short, if an employer did come here and make a decision based on this blog they wouldn’t tell him out of fear of a law suit…he’s most likely making it up. That employer may have checked his military records but I’m sure they would NEVER trust a blog for that information unless the company has a completely brain dead HR dept.
If you read through all of the comments since he’s been here you’ll see a classic example of passive aggressive behavior.
I don’t know why I ever started reading this crazy post in the first place. I backtracked to read what preceded the point where I jumped in at the end. I’m quite aware of some of the, uh, borderline personality disorder cases that regularly post to TAH (tongue in cheek), which is what led to my original comment more than anything, plus my true experience of having known of two different people on the internet who were showing serious signs of losing it and did commit suicide. (Technically, one was not really a suicide, but rather a case of “suicide by cop,” if you know the type. In any case, he definitely lost it and went on a very self-destructive path which led to his death. The other one definitely blew his head off.)
I might also add that my original comment was posted as “Anonymous” without my name because I figured it would be a mistake to get too involved in this conversation. However, one of the TAH administrators changed my “Anonymous” posting to my name, without my permission.
I don’t really care about a bunch of psychological mumbo-jumbo, 1AirCav69. That’s the kind of crap that gives people excuses when they get let off in court on the insanity defense when in fact what should have happened is that they be locked up in prison. Not saying that Kyle is that far gone by any means, but I believe in personal responsibility and take a very skeptical view regarding mental illness. I think Thomas Szaz has a lot of worthwhile things to say about the subject, if you’ve ever read any of his books (though I do take a different view in some areas).
I think that counseling can be beneficial and am a strong advocate of some of the alternative therapies for natural health, but the psychobabble I leave behind. Thank you anyway. I’m sure you’re great at your job.
Debra,
Are you seriously going to sit here and denigrate the intellectual aptitude of posters who’ve been here for years, who’ve managed themselves with professionalism and integrity regarding people who have earned the both of them, all for some punk kid who does nothing but lie and manipulate pathologically?
Really?
This little shitbag has threatened their families (though he’s too damned stupid to find his way out of a wet paper bag), he’s alienated EVERYONE who’s ever entered his life, he’s stolen (the only thing worse than a liar is a thief) from those who’ve tried to show him compassion and empathy, and he’s repeatedly come in here spouting off horseshit that would make any shrink want to suck-start a Sig.
Go ahead, try to help him. I hope your ass gets burned.
There’s something very unhealthy about this whole blog, and your comment, ROS, really amplifies that. You’re coming out swinging at me, but what are you swinging at? You ignore the fact that I said that I didn’t want to get involved in this in the first place, that I posted as “Anonymous” and that a TAH administrator changed it to my name, and then you insult me and cuss at me…for what? Because I have a different philosophical view regarding the mental health profession? I expressed an opinion, an idea, but you attacked me personally. This is what occurs on this blog over and over. Why all the anger and hostility? Is it because you all just need punching bags and you don’t care who it is?
Yep, it’s all psychobabble when you find you brought a knife to a gun fight. I could say all cops beat confessions out of innocent people but I don’t. Why, because of my relationship with law enforcement I’ve put pedofiles away for over 30 years in Leavanworth. I’ve helped put child abusers away who I thought should be killed. I’ve done Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for police departments that have lost brothers/sisters in the line of duty. I’ve done more in the shitter than you’ve done in your life. Yes, all I do is get people off on insanity defenses. Again, sweetie, I could write a book on what you DON’T KNOW about the world. Wait to you have a gun to bring to a gunfight. Don’t jump in as some sort of friggin’ expert that’s going to save some Borderline Personality from himself. Maybe you need to stick to raisin’ babies…something I thing your probably an expert at. In the mean time….read some more books and try and impress me with what you’ve read. I don’t need to read anymore, I’ve actually been there done that, something you’ve never done. Oh, by the way, I also was a cop when I first got out of the Army, so I’ve walked your walk. Actually, when you say “law enforcement”, Crossing Guard don’t count. Had you been on the street you’d have said so. Maybe it’s time you read my book. Oh, and you wouldn’t know a BPD from an ASPD. You didn’t even look up what a I asked you to do. I know that….I’m the friggin’ expert. Tried to play “nice nice” with you…fool me once……
Honor and Courage
I wasn’t coming out as an expert; you were the one doing that. I was merely coming out as a human being. Again, all the relevant facts are ignored and you jump to all kinds of false conclusions and take the ball and run with it. Where you’re running to, I don’t know. What a total waste of time.
Also, I don’t know where the gun fight is that you’re talking about; I didn’t see a gun fight, or what knife you’re talking about. You live in a totally different state of mind that I do; a state of mind that I don’t wish to join. Thank you anyway.
Also, don’t call me sweetie. You haven’t earned that right.
Oh, yeah, and you’re right. All I ever did was Crossing Guard. (Bangs head on wall.) I was never really in the Army either; it was actually just the Girl Scouts. Now the truth is out.
I didn’t attack you personally, though I can if you so choose. I stated facts as I see them, unclouded by the rainbow haze blocking your view.
I was raised by a Ranger who was a drill sgt. I own one of the same. If your skin is so thin that you can’t handle the language, you may be in the wrong place.
You were the one who stepped in, regardless of whether or not you chose to be identified. I’ve yet to read anadmin’s admission to putting your name in place of anonymous, so you may want to check the accusations at the door before they come back to smack you in the face.
I also find it hypocritical that you accuse me of personally attacking you, yet you did the same to Sparky- only you did it under the blanket of anonymity……or so you say. If you have something to say, say it and own it.
I, too, have lost friends to suicide. 3, to be exact. It wasn’t because they were weak or because some big, bad person told them to grab a shotgun or a .40 S&W, or to roll up the car windows, it was because they had mental issues. The only difference is that they never threatened to do it beforehand to garner attention. Take that as you wish.
And before you go all self-righteous and continue acting as if you’ve been affronted, grab a sand removal kit. The “don’t be mean to me” bit is getting really played out. It’s called debate- heated type, 1 each.
I’m done with this nonsense.
Oh, now it’s the “I’m the innocent human being”. Look Debra, your a housewife. Your “experiences” in life don’t add up to one minute in mine. You’re all ready to help some BPD and I tried to save you the time. He’s “splitting” and found a willing victim in YOU. It’s what they do….again, LOOK IT UP. But, you won’t. You love the “victim” role. Gee, sorta like him. He’s laughing his ass off watching you trying to help him then the argument between me, you, and whoever. Wake up…”sweetie”. He’s playing you like a violin, a cheap one. I’m sorry “knife to a gun fight” is over your head. I would assume…ahh, ass out of you and me, you’d get that being the hardened veteran and big time “law enforcement” person you are. Obvioulsly, I was mistaken. I’m talkin’ to the wind. Again, sweetheart, you go save this piece of shit. Spend the time and engergy. You’ve earned it. Your a mommie.
Honor and Courage
Survivor of LZ Carolyn (Look that up…”honey bunny”.
Indeed, you are talking to the wind because you don’t have one clue of what you’re talking about, except to puff yourself up. Is this how you handle your patients? I pity them. I said I’m done with this nonsense and you’re continuing on, making things up in your own head. Why do you feel the need to denigrate others to feel better about yourself? Can’t you feel good about yourself without going on this mad verbal abuse spree? Maybe you have a problem with your self-esteem.
Also, FYI, I haven’t been a housewife since 1990, not that it’s any of your business.
You’ve been “done with this” a half dozen times.
Soy esperando.
Talking to a twit in the wind. Yes, sweetie, I have a self-esteem problem. I love it…I don’t know what I’m talking about. Good, intellectual come back. Like I said…a twit. Oh, and sorry…you said your “done with this nonsense” but couldn’t resist coming back and I’M THE ONE WITH A PROBLEM????? Yes, this is how I handle my patients and your “pity” doesn’t make them whole…I do. That being said, what does your therapist tell you? No matter what, I’m sure you blow it off. Oh, your so right. I have to denigrate others to feel better about myself. Was that your 3 hour Psychology 101 course talking? Hey…try that one on Kyle. He’ll be laughing up his sleeve at you. “Mad verbal abuse”???? Sigh…I’ll let John decide if I’ve been a mad “verbal abuser”. That sounds like something you’d tell the police or “law enforcement” when you lose an argument to you husband and want to acuse him of “abuse”. Debra, you are a twit. John…ABNCIB, let me know if I’m over the top and I’ll bow out.
Honor and Courage and Blowing Myself Up!
Gee, missed that one…you haven’t been a housewife since 1990? WHATTA SURPRISE! Thanks…that makes my day.
Honor and Courage and you can’t script this shit!
Hey…honey bunny. If it was none of my business, why did you tell me? Maybe I’m the man you’ve never had. Think about it. Sorry though, you don’t have issues…you have subscriptions. If I wanted someone like you…I’d date my patients.
Honor and Courage
Your techniques may be effective with certain types. I’m not one of those types. I respond to normalcy, not lunacy. I have known a lot of conflicted people, actually, who communicate in that odd sort of way, as you do, and they aren’t even clinical social workers.
I love it…yet you keep responding. I’m so “confilicted”. (more Psyc 101) Please explain “confliction” in a clinical way. Odd sort of way really means, “I’m outta my league, what do I do now???” Notice your “patient” hasn’t been on. He’s so waiting for you to save him. Why do you keep this up? Can you say Codependent? I knew I hit it right outta the park on the first swing. OK…hurt me summmore! In an odd sort of way. By the way..just what are my “techniques”? Straight talk?
Honor and Courage
Did we get off topic? This site is not about Debra at all. It is about K.B, is it not?
They must have forgot who it was they were supposed to be piling on top of.
Did we get off topic? This site is not about Debra at all. It is about K.B, is it not?
Indeed….except one thing, this site is about alot of things, this post is about K.B.
And I’m not the one trying to save him. President Bush stopped the Gulf War after “the road of death”. I get it. I’m done. Debra…have at it girl. Save him. Let him be your problem. Let us know how it works out.
Honor and Courage
And those that want to “help” him. I’m done…something about shooting fish in a barrel that I don’t like. Go for it Debra…I’m sure you can save him. Well…no I don’t.
Honor and Courage
1AirCav69, you make it challenging for me to avoid stooping to your low standards of namecalling. I’m not trying to save Kyle. You made that up in your own head, along with most everything else you wrote about me. Let’s review the facts of what happened. First, I posted a comment as an ANONYMOUS poster disagreeing with the psychological abuse that was going on here. I suggested to Kyle that he come clean and find someone to talk to who is not going to be abusive toward him. Not long after I left my comment, someone – obviously someone with access to the site – changed my “Anonymous” to the name Debra (which, by the way, may or may not be my real name). Maybe this person, whoever he was, noticed that it came from the same IP address as my other posts and, either trying to be helpful, or, more likely, trying to cause trouble, decided to change it to “Debra.” Perhaps the person who did this thought I forgot to put the name that I usually post under (unlikely, but I’m giving the perpetrator the benefit of the doubt). The reality is, I didn’t forget. I merely wanted to leave a message without getting personally involved. Does that sound like the M.O. of someone who’s trying to “save” someone? Oh, and ROS, I don’t need to “check my accusations at the door” when I am stating the facts. The fact that no one has come forward to admit what they did does not change the facts of what happened. After that, someone posting under the name of “kyle” wrote, “Okay debra how do I get in touch with you?” I replied that I would send him a message on Facebook. Everything else, 1AirCav69, YOU MADE UP. You and ROS. You just come out all guns blazing, making false statements based on your false assumptions, and criticizing me for things that I didn’t say in the first place. The problem is yours, not mine. I think it’s called the hypothalmus hijacking the amygdala. See, I wrote this post without… Read more »
In typical fashion, you’ve conveniently omitted the rest of the facts, as well as reality.
Not to mention:
Debra Says:
October 2nd, 2010 at 7:55 pm
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I’m done with this nonsense.
Holy shit–we’re almost to the free toaster! Keep going, everybody!
I’d stoop even lower for a toaster oven? That possible Sparky?
I think we’re going to have to click more ads if we expect Jonn to start giving out prizes.
If I buy anymore tea, I’ll drown, Scott. I need that toaster to go with it!! 😀
@ROS (#244), yes, well, my grandbabies are at a La Leche League conference this weekend with their mommy, so I kept getting sucked into this instead. Call it a weakness in character, if you will.
I do not use fb or myspace cause of what happened you want to get ahold of me here is my email Felucifer1@gmail.com
Seems that your Myspace is still up, douchenozzle. And you’re still posting to it. Care to try that one again?