Why did roy benavidez win the congressional medal of honor?

He got it for not only saving 8 lives but also, for fighting to keep his disability payments from being cut off from the government. His biography is on the internet saying all about him and why he recieved it.

Sir thomas more, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted renaissance humanist. he was also a councillor to henry viii, and lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to 16 may 1532. i found this information on wikipedia