Why Mike went back for Nick

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2011)

Mike goes back to Vietnam out of loyalty for his best friend Nick. It is clear that they were great friends, and Mike could not live with himself if he just left him there. Also, Mike specifically made a promise that he would not leave Nick in Vietnam before they left. Mike is the type of person that if he says he is going to do something, he is going to do everything he can to get it done. We already know that Mike is the leader of the group, so he probably feels somewhat responsible that Nick was left behind in the first place. In the end, Mike just wanted to get his friend back and have it be the same as it was before they left for war.