(October 13, 1947 – July 18, 2013)
Larry David, loving father of Denise, Lindsay and Lisa, grandfather of Lance, Michael and Brendan. He is survived by his mother, Mary Rickard and siblings, Lee (Bonnie), Mary Jo (Rick), Joey (Peg), Teresa (Ed), Sean (Trudy) and nieces, nephews, cousins and best friend, Sandi. Larry served his country with valor and distinction. He risked his life to defend his nation, first in Viet Nam as a member of the 101st Airborne Division where he was awarded the Bronze Star, and later with the FBI to combat terrorism in the form of the Weather Underground. Larry then authored "Bringing Down America", a book that recounted the story of how he battled radical terror. Larry, a resident of Pierce Township, passed away July 18, 2013 at the age of 65. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 24 from 9 AM until the time of funeral service at 11 AM at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, 177 W. Main St., Amelia. Interment with military honors at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Larry's honor to the Wounded Warrior Project to support veterans and their families.
Patriot Larry Grathwohl, RIP
JULY 18, 2013
We have just learned that Larry Grathwohl was found dead in his Cincinnati apartment.
The Vietnam vet put his life on the line by infiltrating the Weather Underground Organization. He was in the inner circle of Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. He told his fascinating tale in the recently reissued book, Bringing Down America.
Video: FBI Agent Larry Grathwohl and Weather Underground
I remember watching this in the original documentary.
No Place to Hide - Terrorism Documentary
This documentary explored the relationship between terrorist groups, and their real connections and motivations. It is usually assumed that individual terrorist organizations act out of strictly ideological objectives. However, the desired end result is seldom what is publicly proffered, and the real motivations of the terrorist leaders are much simpler and yet much more obscure to the general public.
This film is the source of the now famous Grathwohl interview, in which the testimony is given about Barack Obama's long-time comrade Bill Ayers. In this testimony, the shocking revelation is made that the plan was to round up millions of Americans into concentration camps, and then to kill all those who could not be converted to Bill Ayers' way of thinking. This becomes all the more disturbing once the pattern of mutual assistance between Barack Obama and Bill Ayers became more clear, with Ayers even admitting to have helped Barack Obama write his books (after it had long been suspected from textual similarities between the books published by both persons.)
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