SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A U.S. Navy nurse who refused to force-feed prisoners on an extended hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has received an ethics award from the American Nurses Association.
The unidentified nurse was honored with the Year of Ethics award on Thursday in Washington. The association said the nurse’s lawyer accepted the award on his behalf.
Attorney Ronald Meister told The Associated Press that the nurse is fighting plans by the Defense Department to revoke his security clearance as a result of his actions. Meister said the nurse left the U.S. military base at Guantanamo more than a year ago.
The nurse is a lieutenant and was assigned other duties at Guantanamo after refusing to force-feed prisoners. His action was the first protest of its kind at the detention center.
