CSM (R) Algrish Williams

CSM (R) Algrish Williams sat down with me for Heroes Live.

He had just hung it up. A few short weeks. Command sergeant major. I wanted the stories.

Born on a small island. Jamaica. 1976. Outhouse. You grew what you ate. His father went to the States cutting sugarcane and picking apples. Algrish did not meet him until he was about ten. At eight he ran three miles to his grandmother's house. He stood up for himself.

May of 88. Boston. Twelve years old. Snow on the ground. He had never seen it. Barefoot ninety percent of the time back home. Shoes were for church. They put him back a grade because they did not believe his English. He tested out. Cricket and soccer. They wanted football. The kind you throw.

He loves to learn. That is the thread. Artillery first. Howitzers. Then personnel. He made command sergeant major. He handed over the garrison colors and walked.

Bank of America. Strategic management program. Two years they teach you and they pay you. He looked at Truist. He looked at Wells Fargo. He liked what Bank of America was doing. Deliver together. His line is together we can achieve excellence. Mentors poured into him. Eric Moore. Marissa Silverman.

He volunteers as a Pathfinder for the state of South Carolina. He told the listeners he would help them transition if it was in his power. Garrison 7 signing out. That is why we hit record. Get the story on tape before we are too old or too sick to tell it.