it ▁Award ▁upon ▁Martin ▁for ▁his ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁five - month ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁anth ra x ▁attacks ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁on - site ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁phys ician ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill ▁during ▁the ▁attacks ▁and ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Senator ▁Tom ▁Das ch le ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁attacks . ▁Having ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁investig ator ▁for ▁the ▁anth ra x ▁v acc ination ▁protocol ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁following ▁the ▁attacks , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁lead ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁clin ical ▁and ▁imm un olog ic ▁responses ▁to ▁anth ra x ▁expos ure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Martin ▁led ▁the ▁military ▁medical ▁team ▁that ▁exam ined ▁and ▁c ared ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Mar ines ▁ill ▁with ▁mal aria ▁contract ed ▁while ▁sp ending ▁two ▁weeks ▁ash ore ▁in ▁Liber ia . ▁More ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁service ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Marine ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Unit ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁Camp ▁Le je une , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁who ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁Liber ia ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁Liber ia ▁became ▁sick ▁ab o ard ▁two ▁Navy ▁ships , ▁the ▁USS ▁Carter ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁USS ▁I wo ▁J ima . ▁F ear ing ▁worse , ▁Martin ' s ▁testing ▁efforts ▁ruled ▁out ▁cont ag ious ▁dise ases