Marine Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams, award

2025-2026 Bill 4910: Marine Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams, award - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4910
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, Hosey, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis and Yow
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Introduced in the House on January 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 14, 2026
Summary: Marine Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams, award
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/14/2026

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01/14/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE STAFF SERGEANT JOSEPH R. ADAMS ON
BEING SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE MASTER SERGEANT LELAND DIAMOND AWARD, A COVETED
HONOR BESTOWED ON THE MOST OUTSTANDING RECENT GRADUATE FROM THE U.S. MARINE
CORPS DRILL INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL.

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is delighted to learn that Staff Sergeant
Joseph R. Adams was honored to receive the Master Sergeant Leland Diamond
Award, which is conferred upon the most outstanding recent graduate of the U.S.
Marine Corps Drill Instructor School; and

W
hereas, an 0311
infantry Marine, Staff Sergeant Adams joined the U.S. Marine Corps on September
4, 2017, and trained with the 3rd Battalion at Parris Island. After boot camp
and basic infantry training, he was assigned to security forces at Kings Bay
Naval Base, where he guarded nuclear submarines. Following his tour in security
forces, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, a highly decorated
infantry battalion nicknamed "Geronimo," part of the Marines' 1st Marine
Division. This celebrated battalion is based at Camp Pendleton, California.
During Staff Sergeant Adams's time at the 1/5, he served two Pacific
deployments and was promoted to sergeant; and

W
hereas, having
reenlisted, the young Joseph was selected for Drill Instructor School and,
given a choice of locations, he chose to go back to his roots and become a
Parris Island drill instructor. He entered one of the most demanding courses
offered by the Marine Corps, Marine Corps Drill Instructor School, an
eleven-week course tasked with training "the Marines that make Marines"; and

W
hereas, the mission of
Drill Instructor School is to further develop the leadership, command presence,
instructional ability, knowledge, and physical condition of selected
noncommissioned officers to successfully perform the duties of a drill
instructor. The school not only prepares Marines for an arduous tour as a
Marine Corps drill instructor but also hones their skills as professional
warriors. The school takes great pride in the fact that its graduates will
shape the future of the Marine Corps as they train future Marines. The school
also is proud that these graduates later will lead future efforts for the corps
when they return to the operating forces; and

W
hereas, Staff Sergeant
Adams graduated from Drill Instructor School on June 18, 2025. As a newly
graduated drill instructor, he was assigned to the 1st training Battalion,
Charlie Company, Platoon 1086. At the end of the first training series, each
new drill instructor is evaluated by his superior officers and senior drill
instructors, and the best new drill instructor is awarded the Master Sergeant
Leland Diamond Award. The newly graduated Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams proved
himself worthy of this highly prized recognition, granted to the new drill
instructor who best demonstrates superior effort, maturity, and skills above
that of his peers from the same Drill Instructor School class. Award recipients
also must demonstrate humility, eagerness to learn, endurance, and enthusiasm,
and must embody the attributes of an exemplary drill instructor; and

W
hereas, the House
takes great pleasure in saluting Marine Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams on
receiving the prestigious Master Sergeant Leland Diamond Award, and the members
extend best wishes for continued success in all his future endeavors. Now,
therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, congratulate Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams on being
selected to receive the Master Sergeant Leland Diamond Award, a coveted honor
bestowed on the most outstanding recent graduate from the U.S. Marine Corps
Drill Instructor School.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams.

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