Born Charlie Abraham Hardy as listed on my birth certificate March 24, 1936 in Miami, Florida. However, I was known as Charlie Lee Williams throughout my life. I discovered my name was Charlie Abraham Hardy after being honorably discharged from the military. I would not have been able to receive my veterans benefits if I would not have changed my name on my birth certificate. Read about how Bishop Charlie Lee Williams overcame many obstacles throughout life. A soldier’s story will invite you into the life of Bishop Charlie Williams encounters with death more than once and survived. Life experiences as a United States soldier and a soldier in the Army of God.